Tape drive problem.

[Randy Carpenter <rcarpen celt network1 net>]

Okay...  this is really getting on my nerves...

All of a sudden, the tape drive on one of our servers started to act
funny...  Now, whenever I try to run an mt command or dump, I get:

/dev/nst0: I/O error

I get the following kernel messages in the logs:

Sep 30 01:21:01 cable kernel: st0: Error with sense data: extra data not
 valid Current error st09:00: sns = 70  4
Sep 30 01:21:01 cable kernel: ASC=44 ASCQ= 0
Sep 30 01:21:01 cable kernel: Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x04 0x00 0x00 0x00
 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x44 0x00 0x00 0x00

This is repeated numerous times.  The drive is an HP t4000, scsi.  Just
now, I hooked up a brand new Segate 4/8GB DAT drive, and I get the same
results.   Where do I look to fix such a problem?   I don't see how it
could be the scsi card or motherboard or anything else, since the system
runs fine otherwise.  Any ideas?

thanks.

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Randy Carpenter - UNIX Systems Admin             First Network Group
rcarpen celt network1 net                        Wapakoneta, OH
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