Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 9 Oct 1998 20:57:35 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Steven N. Hirsch" <> | Subject | Re: Scsi tape - returns ENXIO after an error |
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On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, Harald Koenig wrote:
> On Oct 09, Itai Nahshon wrote: > > > Hello, > > I got a new DDS2 tape drive (Sony SDT-7000). I'm trying to read > > an old tape (probably not compatible) and I'm getting this error: > > > > nahshon# tar vtf /dev/st0 > > tar: Read error on /dev/st0: I/O error > > tar: At beginning of tape, quitting now > > > > Later, I cannot use the tape drive: > > > > nahshon# tar vtf /dev/st0 > > tar: Cannot open /dev/st0: No such device or address > > > > The only way to recover is to unload and reload the st module > > (if I use a modularized kernel).
> this is the same which happens to me too using 2.1.119 to 122 > with SCSI tapes (DDS1 and QIC150) connected to an AHA1542, > but I don't see it for DDS2 connected to NCR810.
Am I imagining things, or isn't this a long-standing problem noted on Alan's "to-do" list? I don't know if Kai Makisara reads this list, so has anyone E-Mailed him directly with a report?
Steve
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