Hi all,

last backup stoped with a tapeing error.
>From /var/log/messages I got a more descriptive reason.

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May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: st0(esiop1:0:4:0):  DEFERRED ERROR, key = 0x3
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: st0(esiop1:0:4:0):  Check Condition on CDB: 
0x0a 00 00 80 00 00
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: SENSE KEY:  Media Error
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: INFO FIELD:  32768
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: ASC/ASCQ:  Write Append Position Error
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: 
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: st0(esiop1:0:4:0):  Check Condition on CDB: 
0x10 00 00 00 02 00
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: SENSE KEY:  Media Error
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: ASC/ASCQ:  Write Append Position Error
May  9 22:11:01 kukalda /netbsd: 
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/dev/st0 is an Exabyte 8505 XL.

The Exabyte Manual is not realy helpful, except pointing me to 
my backup software vendors suport (heavy waving -- huhu )

The SCSI Specs speficy that "ASC/ASCQ: Write append position error" is a
more precise version of the message "media error".

May be I'm stupid, I don't know what "Write append position error" meens.

I'm getting nervous. After four years of sitting silently side by side on my 
desk,
my Exabyte talks to me and I don't want to fail in this "first contact" by just 
not
even understanding the first sentence ;-)

Well i guess i know what a media error is, but please can anybody tell me
what fenomenon is described by  "Write append position error".


Thanks
        aha
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