Re: SCSI Tape problems

[alvin <alvin iplink net>]

Nelson Brito wrote:
> 
> -> > -> 0+0 records out
> -> > -> dd: closing input file `/dev/st0': Input/output error
> ...
> 
> -> Are you sure you have the block size set correctly?
> -> I have had problems at times when the tape has been writen on a system
> -> that will write blocks other than 512 bytes.
> ->
> -> try "mt -f /dev/st? setblk 0" and then read the tape.
> 
> I have a tape recorder connected to an adaptec scsi card (aha 294X) and
> when i forget to tell the block size i wrote it gives me garbish, but
> gives me something... it never says 0+0 records out.
> 
> nelson

>From my experiance I have found that an "Input/output error"  on an
otherwise good tape drive implys a block size problem.

Do any errors show up with dmesg?

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