From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 5 22:33:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA09805 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 5 May 1998 22:33:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from rm-rstar.sfu.ca (root@rm-rstar.sfu.ca [142.58.120.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA09784 for ; Tue, 5 May 1998 22:33:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mcquiggi@sfu.ca) Received: from gumby.rfnet.sfu.ca (rs31-annex3.sfu.ca [142.58.123.31]) by rm-rstar.sfu.ca (8.8.7/8.8.7/SFU-4.0H) with SMTP id WAA23102 for ; Tue, 5 May 1998 22:33:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19980505223305.006f4738@ferrari.sfu.ca> X-Sender: mcquiggi@ferrari.sfu.ca X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Tue, 05 May 1998 22:33:05 -0700 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Kevin McQuiggin Subject: Problem with Wangtek 5150ES SCSI Tape Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi: I'm having a problem with my new (well new to me) SCSI tape. My tape drive is as follows: (from dmesg:) (bt0:5:0): "WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41 B170" type 1 removable SCSI 1 st0(bt0:5:0): Sequential-Access density code 0x5, 512-byte blocks, write-enable or if empty: (bt0:5:0): "WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41 B170" type 1 removable SCSI 1 st0(bt0:5:0): Sequential-Access density code 0x10, drive empty and when I try to write to the drive I observe: # mt status Present Mode: Density = X3.136-1986 Blocksize = 512 bytes ---------available modes--------- Mode 0: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable Mode 1: Density = X3.136-1986 Blocksize = 512 bytes Mode 2: Density = X3.39-1986 Blocksize variable Mode 3: Density = X3.54-1986 Blocksize variable # dd if=/kernel of=/dev/rst0 dd: /dev/rst0: Invalid argument 1+0 records in 0+0 records out 0 bytes transferred in 0.016702 secs (0 bytes/sec) # tar cvf /dev/rst0 /usr/sbin tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in the archive. usr/sbin/ usr/sbin/uuchk tar: can't write to /dev/rst0 : Invalid argument # and this is generated on the console: st0(bt0:5:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST csi:0,8,0,0 st0(bt0:5:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST csi:0,8,0,0 st0(bt0:5:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST csi:0,8,0,0 st0(bt0:5:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST csi:0,8,0,0 st0(bt0:5:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST csi:0,8,0,0 st0(bt0:5:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST csi:0,8,0,0 But mt erase seems to work. At least the tape runs for quite awhile. My question: why is this happening? Could it be a media problem? The tapes were previously used with a lower density Wangtek (and Archive) drive on a Sun 3/60. I have tried using mt density to reset the density to different values, but this makes no difference. Any assistance appreciated. I've already searched the FAQ, Handbook, and mailing list archives. Kevin --- Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD mcquiggi@sfu.ca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message