Well, I was hoping for a bit better results... I've tried just about everything I could come up with. I did get the positioning to work somewhat. It found every block it looked for in the first file and it found the first block of the second file but could not keep it's wits about it when asked for a block further into the second file.
It's really frustrating considering this thing works like a champ in Windows. Oh, well. I guess I'll get a native scsi drive and go from there. Thanks again, Bob Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Monday 02 April 2007 18:02, Robert Nelson wrote: >> I was never able to make mine work on Linux; it works fine on Windows. > > Interesting. That tends to confirm my view that the Linux non-SCSI driver > writers don't understand all the nuances of tape drives ... > >> In fact this drive was part of my motivation for porting the Storage Daemon >> to Windows. > >> As near as I can tell, Linux support of ATAPI and SATA tape drives >> is broken. > > This is my conclusion as well. > >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bacula-users- >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob McDonald >>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 6:53 AM >>> To: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Subject: [Bacula-users] Sony SDX-260V ATAPI AIT-E Turbo Dirve Questions >>> >>> Has anyone had any success with one of these drives? >>> >>> I've tried several configurations and am having no joy. >>> >>> Running bacula 2.0.3 on Gentoo Linux. Kernel - 2.6.20 GCC 4.1.2 Glibc >>> 2.5. >>> >>> I tried using ide-scsi but was unable to write to the drive. basic mt >>> commands worked (status, rewind, etc.) but tar and/or btape simply hung. >>> >>> I then changed to ide-tape (atapi ide tape support). This generates the >>> /dev/ht0 and /dev/nht0 devices and seems to work much better. However, >>> the btape test fails on the block positioning step. >>> >>> I've read all of the archived emails (although my German isn't up to >>> par) and have seen several folks having the same problem but have not >>> seen a definitive solution to the problem posted. >>> >>> If anyone has any config info that has worked for them, I'd be >>> interested in seeing it. >>> >>> Here's my bacula-sd.conf specifics for this device: >>> >>> Device { >>> Name = SDX-260V >>> Media Type = AIT-E >>> Archive Device = /dev/nht0 >>> AutomaticMount = yes; >>> AlwaysOpen = yes; >>> RemovableMedia = yes; >>> RandomAccess = no; >>> Minimum Block Size = 64512 >>> Maximum Block Size = 64512 >>> } >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >>> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share >>> your >>> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash >>> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bacula-users mailing list >>> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
