>> You should always use /dev/nst0 instead of /dev/st0 with bacula. But
>> it is okay here as a test. I believe the reason for this error is
>> bacula has the tape drive open so external programs can not read the
>> tape.
>
> If it is already open, shouldn't it give a "Device or resource busy" error?
>
I think you are correct. Then this looks like a serious hardware
problem. One would not expect to see an IO error on just getting the
status of a tape.

John

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