Whilst trying to use mondo to make a system backup onto a Seagate IDE tape drive, I got the following mess in my syslog:
Oct 3 14:53:35 wakeup kernel: hdd: timeout waiting for DMA Oct 3 14:53:35 wakeup kernel: ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14 Oct 3 14:53:35 wakeup kernel: hdd: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } Oct 3 14:53:35 wakeup kernel: hdd: drive not ready for command Oct 3 14:53:35 wakeup kernel: hdd: ATAPI reset complete Oct 3 14:53:35 wakeup kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = a, key = 2, asc = 4, ascq = 1 Oct 3 14:53:38 wakeup last message repeated 180 times Oct 3 14:53:38 wakeup kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key = 2, asc = 4, ascq = 1 Oct 3 14:53:38 wakeup kernel: ide-tape: Couldn't write a filemark Oct 3 14:53:38 wakeup kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key = 2, asc = 4, ascq = 1 Oct 3 14:53:38 wakeup kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key = 2, asc = 4, ascq = 1 Oct 3 14:54:49 wakeup kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_chrdev_open Oct 3 14:54:55 wakeup kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_chrdev_open Oct 3 14:58:35 wakeup kernel: hdd: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Oct 3 14:58:35 wakeup kernel: hdd: drive_cmd: error=0x04 If anyone has any advice, I'm willing to listen. I've fought with this machine by myself too much lately. -- Chris Hilts [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]