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Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 14:33:08 -0800
From: richard childers <fscked@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: mt: /mt/nrsa0: device busy
To: Silvestre Malta <smalta@fleximedia.pt>
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De nada, amiga ... my pleasure !!


-- richard



Silvestre Malta wrote:

> Tank you very much Richard
>
> I have made a power cycle  and the problem have been resolved
> Tanks a lot !
>
> you now, the power cycle was the last thing that y want to do because of the
> UPTIME of the machine :-)
>  but in this case it was necessary ...
>
> Tanks one more time
> Regards from Portugal  (a beautiful place)
>
> Silvestre Malta
>
> richard childers wrote:
>
> > (1) Check the process table and see if there are any processes using the
> > tape drive.
> >
> >     ps auxwwww | egrep "tar|dump|mt"
> >
> > (2) Sometimes tape drives can be truculent; rebooting with a power-cycle
> > included often eliminates those "impossible" tape drive problems,
> > especially if you're dealing with a device that has been powered on and in
> > service for a long time.
> >
> > -- richard
> >
> > Silvestre Malta wrote:
> >
> > > hello im using freebsd 3.3
> > > and i have this error "mt: /mt/nrsa0: device busy"  wen im tryng to
> > > backup my server.
> > > Im using H.P. tape's, C4435 Data Carttrige
> > > and my tape device is: H.P. SureStore T20
> > >
> > > he was working perfectly but today he isn't working ...  i have tryed
> > > diferent tapes
> > > and the result is the same width all tapes, i thinj that de device may
> > > be not working perfectly, but i haven't another to try ...
> > > can you tell-me something to do, before i try to bye another device to
> > > backup ?
> > > all "mt" operation's doesnt work ...
> > > - mt erase
> > > - mt rewind
> > > - mt rdhpos
> > > - Dump xxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > all operation give me the same error
> > > can you help me?
> > >
> > > tanks
> > >
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> > --
> > Richard A. Childers
> > Senor UNIX Administrator
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> >
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