On Thursday 03 February 2005 16:50, Wim Zwitser wrote:
>thank you Nick, that's the solution.
>mtx is working properly again.
>
Thanks for echoing that message, Wim.  I for some reason didn't get a 
copy.

>Now I can return to the main experiment: try to read barcodes!
>As far as I understand the documentation and the several reactions
>this way is not yet very clear. I feel myself a kind of explorer:),
>but I am still open for a good suggestion.
>I.e. about the question which changer I should use: chg-zd-mtx or
>chg-mtx or ...
>
>Wim
>
>Nick Danger wrote:
>>  From what I remember, sometimes you have to offline the tape
>> before moving it.
>>
>> mt -f /dev/st0 offline
>>
>> wait - then do the mtx
>>
>> -Nick
>>
>> Wim Zwitser wrote:
>>> thank you for your advice to reinstall amanda using the tarball.
>>> The installation was simple.
>>> I use chg-zd-mtx as the recommanded changer with barcodereader,
>>> both in rpm-amanda and in tar-amanda, but still without success.
>>>
>>> But suddenly I ran into another problem. I could unload or eject
>>> a tape from the drive into the original slot before, but since
>>> yesterday I get:
>>>
>>> # mtx -f /dev/sg1 unload
>>> Unloading Data Transfer Element into Storage Element 2...mtx:
>>> Request Sense: Long Report=yes
>>> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no
>>> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current)
>>> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Illegal Request
>>> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no
>>> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no
>>> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no
>>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 3B
>>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 83
>>> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no
>>> mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no
>>> mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no
>>> MOVE MEDIUM from Element Address 451 to 1 Failed
>>>
>>> I did not touch mtx, etc.
>>> I have no idea where the strange value 451 comes from.
>>>
>>> Do you have a suggestion?
>>>
>>> Wim

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