Date: Wed, 5 Jul 1995 00:21:26 -0700 (PDT) From: John Utz <spaz@u.washington.edu> To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM> Cc: FreeBSD questions <FreeBSD-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com> Subject: Re: mt grief? Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91j.950705001703.30548B-100000@saul6.u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9507040855.C12659-0100000@kryten.atinc.com>
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Hi John!
good work on the postmastering! i have been meaning to mention that!
thankyou!
On Tue, 4 Jul 1995, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Jul 1995, John Utz wrote:
>
> > me again!
> >
> > in a rare fit of prior planning, i actually backed up my tarfiles
> > onto a scsi tape. Unfortuneately, i seem to be unable to read it! bummer!
> >
> > 128: {42} tar -xv
> > st0: not ready
> > tar: can't open /dev/rst0 : Input/output error
> > 128: {43} mt rewind
> > st0: not ready
> > mt: /dev/nrst0: Input/output error
>
> john, use 'mt -f /dev/rst0 fsf 1' to awaken the mt/kernel code.
> every time i boot, i get error from the drive till i do this. then 'mt
> -f /dev/rst0 rewind' and the thing works like a champ ;)
>
for u maybe!! :-)
here is my results:
128: {6} mt -f /dev/rst0 fsf 1
mt: /dev/rst0: Device not configured
128: {7} mt -f /dev/rst0 rewind
mt: /dev/rst0: Device not configured
and the annoying thing about this is that it actually worked on the march
snap...oh well...too bad i had no time to keep up...
> >
> > here is dmesg:
> > nca0 at 0x1f88-0x1f8b irq 10 on isa
> > nca0: type ProAudioSpectrum-16
> > nca0 waiting for scsi devices to settle
> > (nca0:4:0): " " type 1 removable SCSI 1
> > st0(nca0:4:0): Sequential-Access drive offline
> >
> > is there something obvious that i am forgetting? is it broken? i set all
> > the rst0 and nrst0 to be readable by u, me , and my brother's cat and i
> > still get the same errors.. :-(
> >
> > *******************************************************************************
> > John Utz spaz@stein.u.washington.edu
> > idiocy is the impulse function in the convolution of life
> >
> >
>
> Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc.
> FreeBSD Postmaster | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy
> play go. | Arlington, VA 22202
> ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346
>
>
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John Utz spaz@stein.u.washington.edu
idiocy is the impulse function in the convolution of life
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