Try 'mt -f /dev/ht0 erase' before the tar, and see what happens. On Sat, 18 May 2002, Peter Kiem wrote:
> Hi All, > > Trying to get a tape drive working on a customer's (remote) Red Hat 7.2 > machine I am doing the following: > > mt -f /dev/ht0 rewind > mt -f /dev/ht0 retension > tar -zcpf /dev/ht0 --files-from /etc/backup.inc --exclude-from > /etc/backup.exc > > The last command comes back with: > > tar: Removing leading `/' from member names > tar (child): /dev/ht0: Wrote only 0 of 10240 bytes > tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now > Broken pipe > > The logs say: > > May 18 13:22:12 ljh-server kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_chrdev_open > May 18 13:22:12 ljh-server kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = a, key = > 7, asc = 27, ascq = 0 > > Any ideas? > > Regards, > +-----------------------+---------------------------------+ > | Peter Kiem | E-Mail : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | Zordah IT | Mobile : +61 0414 724 766 | > | IT Consultancy & | WWW : www.zordah.net | > | Internet Hosting | ICQ : "Zordah" 866661 | > +-----------------------+---------------------------------+ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
