Hi,

17.02.2009 09:48, Thomas wrote:
> Hi List,
> 
> yesterday i did an upgrade from etch to lenny.
> after the update bacula was no longer able to verify
> that the tapes are loaded correctly.
...
> 
> but the mt output shows no ONLINE
> 
> 
> zlato:~# mt -f /dev/nst0 status
> drive type = 114
> drive status = 1224736768
> sense key error = 0
> residue count = 0
> file number = 0
> block number = 0
> zlato:~#
> 
> this is the output from the etch mt:
> 
> /etc/bacula/mt -f /dev/nst0 status
> drive type = Generic SCSI-2 tape
> drive status = 1224736768
> sense key error = 0
> residue count = 0
> file number = 4
> block number = 0
> Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x49 (unknown).
> Soft error count since last status=0
> General status bits on (81010000):
>  EOF ONLINE IM_REP_EN
> 
> 
> zlato:~# mt --version
> mt (GNU cpio 2.9)
> zlato:~# /etc/bacula/mt --version
> mt (GNU cpio 2.6)
> zlato:~#
> 
> zlato:~# strings /bin/mt | grep -i online
> zlato:~# strings /etc/bacula/mt | grep -i online
>  ONLINE
> zlato:~#
> 
> 
> currently i use the etch mt, but what was the correct way to use the lenny mt?
> (compiling mt from source does not help, the output is identically to the 
> lenny mt,
> so it looks not like a debian problem)

This seems to be a problem because the current mt produces different 
output... it would be best if you ran mt without a tape loaded and 
compared the output, so we can see what actually indicates a tape 
loaded and ready.

Arno

> Regards
> 
> Thomas

-- 
Arno Lehmann
IT-Service Lehmann
Sandstr. 6, 49080 Osnabrück
www.its-lehmann.de

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