Hey again Alex,

I have done a shutdown -r now Friday.
It does not seem to resolve the issue. Could this mean the tape drive is
broke?

Greetings

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Namens Alexander Jolk
Verzonden: vrijdag 22 september 2006 15:31
Aan: Reinhart Viane
CC: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Onderwerp: Re: error

Reinhart Viane wrote:
> In addition: the syslog (/var/log/messages)
> 
> --Executing yesterdays tape backup--
> Sep 21 20:00:00 daeserver su(pam_unix)[7303]: session opened for user
amanda
> by (uid=0)
> Sep 21 20:14:19 daeserver kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc =  a, key =
> 3, asc = 52, ascq =  0
> Sep 21 20:14:20 daeserver last message repeated 79 times
> Sep 21 20:14:20 daeserver kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key =
> 3, asc = 52, ascq =  0
> Sep 21 20:14:20 daeserver kernel: ide-tape: Couldn't write a filemark
> Sep 21 20:14:20 daeserver kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key =
> 3, asc = 52, ascq =  0
> Sep 21 20:14:20 daeserver kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key =
> 3, asc = 52, ascq =  0

Please check whether your tape drive works with standard utilities (tar, 
dd, mt).  Something seems to be seriously hosed.  Have you already 
hard-reset everything, by power-cycling?

Alex


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