which drive? which kernel? ---- Robert S. Koss, Ph.D. | Training and Mentoring Senior Consultant | Object Oriented Design Object Mentor, Inc. | C++, Java www.objectmentor.com | Extreme Programming
> -----Original Message----- > From: Martin F Krafft [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 6:02 AM > To: debian users > Subject: troubles with IDE tape > > > hi, > i am experiencing troubles with an IDE tape, hooked up as secondary > slave to an otherwise perfectly working machine. > > i created the device nodes for /dev/ht0 with `mknod /dev/hd0 c 37 0` > but when i use 'mt' to display the status of the drive (or to rewind, > or to erase, or to whatever), i get logs like the folloowing: > > kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_chrdev_open > kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_read_position > kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key = 7, asc = 27, ascq = 0 > kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_read_position_callback > kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_read_position > kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key = 7, asc = 27, ascq = 0 > kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_read_position_callback > kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 10, key = 7, asc = 27, ascq = 0 > kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_read_position_callback > > i get the same errors when i do something trivial like > `tar cf /dev/ht0 /boot`, which outputs > > tar: /dev/tape: Wrote only 0 of 10240 bytes > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > > i am pretty sure that the drive is working, it plays around with the > tape when you insert it, and it's correctly identified by the linux > kernel (2.4.9). any clues how i should go from here? > > martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.) > \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > . `___ > (o- (o- (o- (o- (o- (o- (o- /\/| | | > //\ //\ //\ //\ //\ //\ //\ ` /\/\/l-+-| > v_/_ v_/_ v_/_ v_/_ v_/_ v_/_ v_/_ .` /\/\/|_|_| > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
