Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-amd64 Version: 2.6.18-7 This same issue also applied to kernels 2.6.16-2-amd64-k8-smp and 2.6.17-1-amd64-k8-smp, I believe as well.
When trying to read or write a tape with blocks of 2048*512 bytes using the st module, the application (either dd using bs=1048576 or tar using "--blocking-factor=2048) quits with an error that says that the device is "busy". If you try reading/writing with smaller blocks things work fine. The problem is that I have hundreds of tapes written (using earlier kernels) using 2048x512B blocks.... Was there a Debian-specific patch that limited the block size in order to conserve memory usage, for example? If so, could that please be removed or else tweaked to allow at least 1MB blocks? Most of the tapes that I have, have been written using recent versions of RHEL. Here is my uname string: Linux uller 2.6.18-3-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Dec 4 17:04:37 CET 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux I'm running Debian unstable as of 05 Dec 2006 libc = 2.3.6.ds1-8 Thanks a bunch, Scott PS: I submitted this previously with incorrect package/version names. Sorry about that.... -- Scott M. Ransom Address: NRAO Phone: (434) 296-0320 520 Edgemont Rd. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA GPG Fingerprint: 06A9 9553 78BE 16DB 407B FFCA 9BFA B6FF FFD3 2989 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
