Hello, Could you and any other users who have Sony SDX drives please send your Device configuration to this list and any other information you consider important to get it working. One user, Andre Henning, has a SDX-260V and is having troubles making it work.
Thanks. On Saturday 14 August 2004 22:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Success!! > You guys were right on several counts. > 1st I was identifying the drive wrong /dev/nts0 instead of /dev/nst0 > 2nd I had an few lines still commented in bacula-dir.conf under "A Linux or > Solaris tape drive". 3rd. there was a problem with the OS, which seems to > be my own fault. I decided to build the machine before I received all the > parts (SCSI Card and Drive) so the OS never got a chance to build with the > card and drive installed. Later when they were added, they never fully > recognized by the system or something.When I loaded the OS a 2nd time with > ALL the components installed it recognized the drive and then everything > kind of fell into place. > > I must thank Steven Ellis, Kern Sibbald, Brian Keifer and Pete Wright for > their help with this problem. Coming from the windows world to Linux has > been somewhat intimidating. It's good to know that there are good people > like yourselves that are willing to help. Thanks again! > > Louis Guskey > > > From: "Steven Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2004/08/13 Fri PM 01:53:58 EDT > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > CC: "Steven Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Trouble > > with Sony SDX-400c Drive > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >> From: "Steven Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Date: 2004/08/13 Fri AM 11:05:57 EDT > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> CC: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >> Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Trouble with Sony SDX-400c Drive > > >> > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > > >> > Hello, > > >> > > > >> > I am very new to Linux and also very new to Bacula, so please > > >> > forgive > > >> > > >> me > > >> > > >> > if my question seems on the basic side. Here goes, > > >> > > > >> > OS version Fedora Core 2 > > >> > Bacula version 1.34.6-1 > > >> > database = SQLite > > >> > Tape Drive = SONY SDX-400c AIT-1 drive (35/90gb) > > > > > > You were right it was a typo... but even with the right syntax I still > > > got the same message... > > > > > >> > btape: btape Fatal error: butil.c:96 Cannot find device "/dev/nts0" > > >> > in config file bacula-sd.conf. > > >> > > >> I believe that you should have specified /dev/nst0, not /dev/nts0. > > > > ... > > > > > SCSI subsystem initialized > > > PCI: Found IRQ 15 for device 0000:00:0d.0 > > > scsi0 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.36 > > > <Adaptec 29160N Ultra160 SCSI adapter> > > > aic7892: Ultra160 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs > > > > > > (scsi0:A:4): 40.000MB/s transfers (20.000MHz, offset 15, 16bit) > > > Vendor: SONY Model: SDX-400C Rev: 0701 > > > Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > > > st: Version 20040318, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256 > > > Attached scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 4, lun 0 > > > st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B), max page reachable by HBA > > > 1048575 > > > st0: Block limits 2 - 16777215 bytes. > > > Debug: sleeping function called from invalid context at > > > include/asm/semaphore.h:119 > > > in_atomic():0, irqs_disabled():1 > > > Call Trace: > > > [<0211691d>] __might_sleep+0x80/0x8a > > > [<2a8979c9>] ahc_linux_kill_dv_thread+0x4f/0x7b [aic7xxx] > > > [<2a89c7b0>] ahc_linux_exit+0x18/0x2e [aic7xxx] > > > [<02126b19>] sys_delete_module+0x122/0x162 > > > [<02137c1f>] unmap_vma_list+0xe/0x17 > > > [<02137f64>] do_munmap+0xfe/0x108 > > > [<02114408>] do_page_fault+0x0/0x446 > > > > > > I'm not sure what most of that stuff means, but it looks like it's > > > calling the drive st0. So would this drive be nst0 or just st0 or is > > > this the wrong way to tell what assignment the drive has been given? > > > > > > Thanks again for being so understanding. > > > > > > Louis Guskey > > > > Yes, the drive is being called /dev/st0. The convention is that a > > non-rewinding device file to match /dev/st0 is called /dev/nst0--you > > should be all set on that point. > > > > I think you need to follow Kern's advice (our esteemed bacula author), > > and double check the bacula-sd configuration file--it seems likely that > > the Device section you need is commented out: > > ---quoting Kern--- > > You probably just need to uncomment the "A Linux or Solaris tape drive" > > section of your bacula-sd.conf file by removing the #'s in column 1 and > > you will be in business. Perhaps you should change the DDS-4 names to > > something more appropriate, but that is not mandatory. > > > > Regards, Kern > > ---end quote--- > > > > If that isn't it, I'd see if "mt -f /dev/nst0 status" works--I suspect it > > will. If you still have problems, you may want to share your > > bacula-sd.conf file with us. > > > > -- > > -se > > > > Steve Ellis > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media > > 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 > > Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. > > http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users -- Best regards, Kern ("> /\ V_V ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. We invite you to explore the latest in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. 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