Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 09:51:41 -0500 (CDT) From: mark tinguely <tinguely@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> To: ru@FreeBSD.ORG, smalta@fleximedia.pt Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dump error (with more details) Message-ID: <200109221451.f8MEpfT71519@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu>
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> Umm, I take my words back. The actual problem is with your tape, > sa0, so replace the tape: > > > > (sa0:ahc0:0:5:0):WRITE(06). CDB: a 1 0 0 40 0 > ^^^ ^^^^^ > > > (sa0:ahc0:0:5:0):Deferred error: MEDIUM ERROR info: c0000 asc:15,2 I agree the problem could be with the tape, the drive could be dirty also, use the head cleaner regularly. This can lead to a worn head, that can give simular write errors. A dirty head or worn tape will cause backup times to increase by orders of magnitude, but it should not lock up the machine. One last problem I have seen with tape drive go flakey and it locks the SCSI board causing the machine to lock trying to access the prgrams/data on the hard drive. If cleaning the heads with the cleaning tape, and replacing the tape do not work, try securing the SCSI cables, and lastly think about getting the tape drive in for repair. --mark. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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