8mm tape drive I/O error

geoquest · #1 (**permalink**) 10-01-2002

hello,

I don't know what exactly the cause and the solution!!

suddenly I receive this error message when I want to use the 8mm tape drive

"I/O write error"

I disconnect the tape drive and I hook it in another WS and I receive this error :-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ct 1 01:46:20 omjs24 scsi: WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3,1/st@4,0 (st11):
tar: write error: I/O error
omjs24# Oct 1 01:46:20 omjs24 Error for Command: write Error
Level: Fatal
Oct 1 01:46:20 omjs24 scsi: Requested Block: 308 Error
Block: 308
Oct 1 01:46:20 omjs24 scsi: Vendor: EXABYTE Seria
l Number:
Oct 1 01:46:20 omjs24 scsi: Sense Key: Media Error
Oct 1 01:46:20 omjs24 scsi: ASC: 0x3 (<vendor unique code 0x3>), ASCQ: 0x2,
FRU: 0x0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I tried this with tar /dev/rmt/1n * <-- with no option

what could be the problem!!!!!!!!

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