To test the tape drive,
install it under windows

download the tape test tools from hp.

That will enable indepth testing and also can update the firmware if 
required.

--John


Sauron99 AT gmx DOT de wrote:
> Hello again!
> Im sorry it is a HP Storage Works Ultrium 448 Tape Streamer not 480.
> 
> That´s the error I get:
> 
> St0: Current: sense key: Hardware Error
>      Additional sense: Internet target failure Info fld=0xfc00
> 
> 
> So what´s the problem with it ? I don´t think that the TapeStreamer is broken 
> but how should I test ?
> 
> Best regards
> 
> 
> Hello,
> Im new on this list and as you can imagine I need your help ;).
> At the moment Im trying to get Bacula up and running. So I have buyed a new 
> HP Server and a HP Ultrium 480 TapeStreamer.
> 
> Now Im trying to install Bacula on my Debian Etch Server with the Standard 
> .deb Packages and I don´t get the TapeStreamer running.
> 
> See what happens
> 
> 
> "root@Maschine:~# btape -c /etc/bacula/bacula-sd.conf /dev/st0 Tape block 
> granularity is 1024 bytes.
> btape: butil.c:272 Using device: "/dev/st0" for writing.
> btape: btape.c:338 open device "Ultrium480" (/dev/st0): OK *test
> 
> === Write, rewind, and re-read test ===
> 
> I'm going to write 1000 records and an EOF then write 1000 records and an 
> EOF, then rewind, and re-read the data to verify that it is correct.
> 
> This is an *essential* feature ...
> 
> 23-Jul 15:39 btape: btape Error: block.c:538 Write error at 0:1 on device 
> "Ultrium480" (/dev/st0). ERR=Eingabe-/Ausgabefehler."
> 
> Well Im not really sure if my Ultrium480 is /dev/st0 or /dev/nst0, but 
> 
> dmesg | grep st0
> st 0:0:3:0: Attached scsi tape st0
> st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B)
> st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes.
> st0: MTSETDRVBUFFER only allowed for root.
> 
> says so.
> 
> Here is my bacula-sd.conf. Hopefully you can help me setting up a new 
> LinuxService :).
> 
> 
> best regards
> 
> 
> Torben Klassen
> 
> 

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