SUMMARY: mt erase error on /dev/nrmt0h with 4mm tape drive on 4.0F

From: Greg Poole <gkpoole_at_tecoenergy.com>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 16:01:26 -0400

Thanks to:
Stanislav S. Anokhin
alan_at_nabeth.cxo.dec.com
Chris Ruhnke

Error might be caused by bug in device driver if it doesn't think erase is a valid command on that SCSI tape drive.

All suggested using scu
# scu -f /dev/nrmt0h
scu> mt erase
scu> quit



Original Question: mt erase produces an error:
/dev/nrmt0h erase 1 failed: no such device or address

Other mt functions work fine what's up with erase? 4.0F on XP1000, DS20, and ES40 with TLZ10 4mm DDS 3 tape drive.
Received on Fri May 11 2001 - 20:02:45 NZST