From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 23 16:19:00 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86D3237B401 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:19:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post3.inre.asu.edu (post3.inre.asu.edu [129.219.110.77]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D931143F3F for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:18:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from David.Bear@asu.edu) Received: from conversion.post3.inre.asu.edu by asu.edu (PMDF V6.2 #30756) id <0HII00H0132NKA@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:11:11 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.asu.edu (smtp.asu.edu [129.219.110.107]) by asu.edu (PMDF V6.2 #30756) with ESMTP id <0HII0025D32NH5@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:11:11 -0700 (MST) Received: from moroni.pp.asu.edu (moroni.pp.asu.edu [129.219.120.183]) by smtp.asu.edu (8.11.0/8.11.0/asu_smtp_relay,nullclient,tcp_wrapped) with ESMTP id h6NNBAQ22880 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:11:11 -0700 (MST) Received: (from iddwb@localhost) by moroni.pp.asu.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h6NNBBC09015 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:11:11 -0700 Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 16:11:11 -0700 From: David Bear To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030723161111.E6921@asu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: tape errors X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David.Bear@asu.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:19:00 -0000 I'm beginning to wonder if my tape device or tape is going bad. AFter a backup run tar exists with error tar tvzf /dev/nsa0 > t2 tar (child): read error on /dev/nsa0 : Input/output error gzip: stdin: decompression OK, trailing garbage ignored tar: Unexpected EOF on archive file checking status of the tape gives me mt status Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression Current: 0x26:DDS-4 512 bytes 97000 disabled ---------available modes--------- 0: 0x26:DDS-4 512 bytes 97000 DCLZ 1: 0x26:DDS-4 512 bytes 97000 DCLZ 2: 0x26:DDS-4 512 bytes 97000 DCLZ 3: 0x26:DDS-4 512 bytes 97000 DCLZ --------------------------------- Current Driver State: at rest. --------------------------------- File Number: 1 Record Number: 0 Residual Count 8704 Now does ANY residual count indicate error? mt errstat gives me: mt errstat Last I/O Residual: 0 Last I/O Command: 08 01 00 00 14 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Last I/O Sense: F0 00 80 00 00 00 11 14 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F6 1F 40 08 00 6F 63 00 00 Last Control Residual: 0 Last Control Command: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Last Control Sense: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 okay. what does it mean? Residual count is 8704. yet, i/o residual and control residual is 0. my understanding of this is getting worse. -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"