--On Thursday, October 14, 2004 17:07:07 -0500 Frank Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --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. Sorry, wrong OS. That should be /dev/st Frank > > 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 -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
