Mt Tell /dev/st0 Input/output Error
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Thu, 03 Mar 2005 15:14:04 -0500 Hello everyone, I am trying to get my scsi tape drive to work. Not matter what I do I get I/O errors. for example: mt -f tar /dev/st0 cannot write input/output error /dev/st0 status /dev/st0: Input/output error mt -f /dev/nst0 status /dev/nst0: Input/output error when linux tape drive input output error I run command without a tape in I get: mt -f /dev/nst0 status SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=-1, block
Dev Nst0 Input Output Error
number=-1, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (50000): DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN -Tape drive: HP SureStore T4i -Linux 2.6.9-1.667 i686 GNU/Linux
Tar Cannot Read Input Output Error
______________________________________________________________________________________ Command dmesg | grep scsi, shows: scsi: ***** BusLogic SCSI Driver Version 2.1.16 of 18 July 2002 ***** scsi: Copyright 1995-1998 by Leonard N. Zubkoff
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Start here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might http://serverfault.com/questions/125807/hp-storageworks-448-tape-drive-input-output-error-with-ubuntu have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Server Fault Questions Tags Users Badges Unanswered Ask Question _ Server Fault is a question and answer site for system and network administrators. Join them; it only output error takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top HP Storageworks 448 tape drive input/output error with Ubuntu up vote 0 down vote favorite I'm trying to set a backup to tape of a machine using flexbackup. input output error However any attempt to write to the tape drive (via either flexbackup or just tar) results in "/dev/st0: Input/output error" The machine seems to recognise the drive (HP Storageworks Ultrium 448) and that there's a tape in it and "mt status" seems to work... "mt -f /dev/st0 rewind" or "erase" throw no errors... root@stor001:/# mt status SCSI 2 tape drive: File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x42 (LTO-2). Soft error count since last status=0 General status bits on (41010000): BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN root@stor001:/# cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: HL-DT-ST Model: DVDRAM GSA-4084N Rev: KS02 Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 05 Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00 Vendor: HP Model: Ultrium 2-SCSI Rev: S65D Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03 "tell" does however root@stor001:/# mt -f /dev/st0 tell /dev/st0: Input/output error Based on a forum post I found, I tried: root@stor001:/# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/nst0 bs=1024 count=10 10+0 records in 10+0 records out 1