Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 04:03:15 -0800 (PST) From: davidk@ee.ubc.ca To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Arhive Viper 150/PAS-16 difficulties (whoops!) Message-ID: <9503311203.AA20627@rwd6.ee.ubc.ca>
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> > Hi, I recently picked up a used Archive Viper 150 tape drive > to replace an old Wangtek 5099ES. I am using the SCSI controller > on the PAS-16D. I am getting an error message whenever I use > tar to backup some files with the Archive drive: > > eg: if I type "tar -cvf /dev/rst0 file1 file2 ... " > > The kernel responds with: > "/kernel: nca0/5/0 data length underflow" > > (When I restore the files they are corrupted.) > > Does anybody know what this error message means? This never > occurs when I use the Wangtek 5099ES, only with the Archive > drive. Do I need to configure the device somehow to use > a different recording density? (ie does it matter that > the Arhive is QIC-150 while the Wangtek was QIC-24?) > Could the drive be faulty? > > Any help would be appreciated. > I forgot to mention that I'm using SNAP-210. Sorry about the duplicate message. Been staying up too late these last few days! (Playing around with this OS is kind of addictive.) -- David Kwan Email: davidk@ee.ubc.ca Graduate Studies (M.A.Sc Program) Electrical Engineering The University of British Columbia Vancouver B.C. Canada
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