--On Thursday, October 14, 2004 16:25:01 -0500 Erik Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:20:37 -0500, Frank Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Next step would be getting your changer working without Amanda. If you >> are going to use mtx make sure you can load, unload and move tapes with >> that before starting on Amanda. > > Hello Frank, and thanks for the advice. I'm working through the > Amanda chapter, and it's starting to make more and more sense. In the > meantime, I'm trying to get my head around mtx. I've been able to > successfully load a tape and check the status of the media changer, > but I'm not able to unload tapes. I read in the mtx man page that I > may need to do a "mt offline" before unloading tapes, but whenever I > do that, I get the following error: > > lpdlnx00 etc # mt -f /dev/sg2 offline > /dev/sg2: Operation not permitted I think you're using the wrong device. The SCSI generic (sg) device driver has no knowledge of tape commands like rewind and offline. You need to use something like /dev/mt0, and need to have scsi tape support in your kernel (either builtin or a module) or the /dev/mt devices won't be created. Frank > > Here's what the changer currently looks like: > > lpdlnx00 etc # mtx -f /dev/sg1 status > Storage Changer /dev/sg1:1 Drives, 6 Slots ( 0 Import/Export ) > Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 1 Loaded) > Storage Element 1:Empty > Storage Element 2:Full > Storage Element 3:Full > Storage Element 4:Full > Storage Element 5:Full > Storage Element 6:Full > > Any ideas? Thanks in advance! -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
