Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 09:40:28 -0700 From: Kevin McQuiggin <mcquiggi@sfu.ca> To: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Problem with Wangtek 5150ES SCSI Tape Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980506094028.007b1780@mail.sfu.ca>
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>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 <mcquiggi@sfu.ca> >Subject: Problem with Wangtek 5150ES SCSI Tape >Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >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 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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