Re: Tape drive problem.

[Randy Carpenter <rcarpen celt network1 net>]

ARGGG! :)  Everything works fine with the hard drives, even when I get
these errors...  Why would it only blow up with a slow tape drive?
*grumble grumble*  I'll try a different cable... thanks.


> Change your controller and cable.
> 
> Something is amiss with the I/O buffering IC's, probably due to a short.
> 
> -JMS
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Carpenter <rcarpen celt network1 net>
> To: redhat-list redhat com <redhat-list redhat com>
> Date: Wednesday, September 30, 1998 7:20 AM
> Subject: Tape drive problem.
> 
> 
> >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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