From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 20 07:41:56 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA12865 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 07:41:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.netsys.hn ([206.48.255.45]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA12630 for ; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 07:41:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@netsys.hn) Received: from [206.48.255.64] (dedicated.netsys.hn [206.48.255.64]) by mail.netsys.hn (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id JAA06971; Wed, 20 Jan 1999 09:40:46 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199901201540.JAA06971@mail.netsys.hn> To: Karl Pielorz Subject: Re: Amrecover error message deciphered. Date: Wed, 20 Jan 99 09:40:57 -0500 From: FreeBSD Questions X-Mailer: E-Mail Connection v2.5.03 CC: Alexandre Oliva , John Hennessy , "amanda-users@amanda.org" , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -- [ From: FreeBSD Questions * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > > Jan 20 08:09:27 mail /kernel: st0(ahc0:1:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:20,0 > > Invalid command operation code > > > > I need to translate that message to human understandable language. > > > > Can someone point me to a place where I can find answers on this problem or > > should I replace the tape drive, drivers, tapes, etc.? > > OK, I'm not an expert but here goes... > > Your software asked the SCSI system to ask the tape drive to do something > (probably a 'standard' SCSI command) that the tape drive could not perform , > either because it doens't support the command - or some of the parameters were > unsupported... > > It could also be caused (I'd guess) by the command getting corrupted on it's > way to your tape drive... Check (and double check) your termination, make sure > the tape is good... You mention Amanda? - If you take a blank tape, put it in > the drive and then do: > > tar cvf /dev/nrst0 /etc > mt rewind > tar tvf /dev/nrst0 9:36 mail: {101} tar cvf /dev/nrst0 /usr/home/quintana tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in the archive. usr/home/quintana/ usr/home/quintana/html/ usr/home/quintana/html/page2.html usr/home/quintana/html/expologo.jpg usr/home/quintana/html/Mvc-001f.jpg usr/home/quintana/html/Mvc-003f.jpg usr/home/quintana/html/Mvc-004f.jpg usr/home/quintana/html/Mvc-007f.jpg usr/home/quintana/html/Mvc-009f.jpg usr/home/quintana/html/Mvc-010f.jpg usr/home/quintana/html/Mvc-011f.jpg usr/home/quintana/html/Mvc-012f.jpg tar: can't write to /dev/nrst0 : Input/output error 9:37 mail: {102} In /var/log/messages: Jan 20 09:37:22 mail /kernel: st0(ahc0:1:0): Deferred Error: MEDIUM ERROR info:2e000 asc:3b,0 Sequential positioning error Jan 20 09:37:22 mail /kernel: st0(ahc0:1:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:200 asc:50,1 Write append position error > Karl Pablo Quintana To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message