I had no other choice but to switch to DVDs (and later REV) for the backup so I no longer have a test setup.
Sorry, I am not in a position to help you with this one. Best Regards, On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 14:20 +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote: > On Sun, Apr 29, 2007 at 08:37:17AM +0100, Anton Ivanov wrote: > > Package: linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 > > Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 > > Severity: important > > > > > > Kernel detects ide tape > > > > ide-tape: hdb <-> ht0: Seagate STT20000A rev 8A51 > > ide-tape: hdb <-> ht0: 1000KBps, 6*54kB buffer, 9720kB pipeline, 108ms > > tDSC, DMA > > > > After which all userland utilities fail to access it or issue any > > commands to it. > > > > The drive mostly works using ide-tape in 2.6.14 and 2.6.16 on write (some > > read problems). Works fine in 2.6.16 using ide-scsi read/write. > > > > Frankly, anyone who has had to use ide-tapes knows that Linus can go get > > lost with his statement about the IDE tape driver now being a perfect > > replacement for ide-scsi (multiple times on lkm since 2003). It isn't. > > In fact I have yet to see a kernel release where it works fine. > > > > So disabling IDE-SCSI is not nice. That is the only means to use ide > > tape drives at the moment. > > Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions? > > If you're running Etch, could you try to reproduce this bug > with the 2.6.24 based kernel added in 4.0r4? > http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/linux-2.6.24.html > > Cheers, > Moritz > -- Understanding is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth. --Kosh Naranek A. R. Ivanov E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.sigsegv.cx/ pub 1024D/DDE5E715 2002-03-03 Anton R. Ivanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fingerprint: C824 CBD7 EE4B D7F8 5331 89D5 FCDA 572E DDE5 E715 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
