On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 04:25:01PM -0500, Erik Anderson 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 > > 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!
My first guess is that the device you selected is not correct for use with mt. Try "mt -f /dev/??? status" with various devices from the /dev directory. It might not be sg... but st... or nst... -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)
