Re: Anyone used an Ecrix Autopak?

From: Chris St. Pierre (stpierre_at_NebrWesleyan.edu)
Date: 06/08/05

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    That doesn't work, either. All of the mtx commands give the same
    error as `mtx -f /dev/sg0 status` (below), including load.

    Chris St. Pierre
    Unix Systems Administrator
    Nebraska Wesleyan University
    402.465.7549

    On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, John O'Loughlin wrote:

    >Perhaps you need to use mtx -f /dev/sgX load n where /dev/sgX is the
    >generic scsi device for the tape changer, then mt -f to manipulate the
    >tape itself.
    >
    >John
    >
    >
    >On Wed 08 Jun 2005 at 08:05, Chris St. Pierre (stpierre@NebrWesleyan.edu) wrote:
    >> I've got an Ecrix Autopak 1x15 tape drive hooked to a RHEL 3 box, but
    >> I can't seem to get it to work. For instance:
    >>
    >> # mt -f /dev/nst0 load
    >> /dev/nst0: Input/output error
    >> # mtx -f /dev/sg0 status
    >> mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes
    >> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no
    >> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current)
    >> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Illegal Request
    >> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no
    >> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no
    >> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no
    >> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 20
    >> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00
    >> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no
    >> mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no
    >> mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no
    >> READ ELEMENT STATUS Command Failed
    >>
    >> An mtx inquiry also appears to return the wrong thing:
    >>
    >> # mtx -f /dev/sg0 inquiry
    >> Product Type: Tape Drive
    >> Vendor ID: 'ECRIX '
    >> Product ID: 'VXA-1 '
    >> Revision: '1100'
    >> Attached Changer: No
    >>
    >> Of course, there *is* an attached changer, but there appears to be no
    >> device for it.
    >>
    >> If I do `mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf` with a tape in the drive, it looks like
    >> it's going to work, but the autoloader eventually gives up and starts
    >> flashing yellow. I found one other guy who had a similar problem, but
    >> no solution was posted to him, either:
    >>
    >> http://www.flux.org/pipermail/linux/2002-June/008994.html
    >>
    >> Anyone have any ideas?
    >>
    >> Chris St. Pierre
    >> Unix Systems Administrator
    >> Nebraska Wesleyan University
    >>
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