From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 14 18:11: 0 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9DDA152F4 for ; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 18:10:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (pix.gdl.megared.net.mx [207.249.162.253]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id UAA15430; Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:07:56 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <019b01bf46a1$66878660$d2630a0a@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "Greg Lehey" , "Rodrigo Ormonde" , References: <3.0.3.32.19991206173943.00691120@pop.aker.com.br> <19991208152447.61061@mojave.sitaranetworks.com> Subject: RE: Problems with tar and 4mm DAT Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:09:18 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, If your DAT device its an external one, it shoul be turned on and connected to the computer before this its turned on, if you dont do this, you will receive the Input/Output error. Greetings Ales ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Lehey To: Rodrigo Ormonde ; Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 2:24 PM Subject: Re: Problems with tar and 4mm DAT > On Monday, 6 December 1999 at 17:39:43 -0200, Rodrigo Ormonde wrote: > > I'm trying to use the tar command to make a backup to a 4mm DAT in a > > FreeBSD 3.3 box. The tar starts the backup, but soon after it starts > > writing data to the tape, it aborts with the following message (however, it > > can write a few files before showing this message and I can restore these > > files later): > > > > tar: can't write to /dev/rsa0 : Input/output error > > > > The command I'm using to make the backup is: > > > > tar cvf /dev/rsa0 /home > > > > The kernel messages generated when it recognizes my SCSI adapter and the > > DAT device are: > > > > amd0: rev 0x10 int a irq 10 > > on pci 0.11.0 > > Waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle > > sa0 at amd0 bus 0 target 2 lun 0 > > sa0: Removable Sequential Access SCSI-2 device > > sa0: 5.000MB/s transfers (5.000MHz, offset 8) > > > > Is there anything that I'm doing wrong ? Have anyone faced this problem > > before ? > > Do you get any console messages to accompany the I/O error? They > would be in /var/log/messages. > > Greg > -- > When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. > For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html > Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > See complete headers for address and phone numbers > > > 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-questions" in the body of the message