On Thursday 04 August 2005 11:06, Stuart Bailey wrote: >Hi, >I'm haviong trouble using tar to backup to tape. >I have FC3 (last updated on 22nd July) with an HP DAT 72i tape > drive. This was installed and working fine since March this year. > Just recently (could be coincidental with the update), backups have > been failing. This is a 72Gb tape drive, and it is reporting 'no > space left on device' after backing up just 2048 bytes. >I have run the HP diagnostic tool and all tests pass. Also, I have > cleaned the drive, usedf new and old tapes. > >There are no entries in /var/log/messages relating to the backup > failure. > >I have tried a raw write using dd, and that aborts after a couple of > Mb of data. > >/proc/scsi identifies the drive correctly (along with the Adaptec > SCSI card). > >Any ideas would be gratefully received. > What version of tar please? >Many thanks. > >Stuart. > >-- >--------------------------------------- >Stuart Bailey BSc (hons) CEng CITP MBCS > LinuSoft (Proprietor) > Linux Specialist > (01953) 601294 > (07778) 383739 > http://www.linusoft.co.uk >---------------------------------------- > >******************************************************************** >** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If > you are not the intended recipient, please email > postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx immediately. >You should not copy or use this email or attachments for any purpose >nor disclose their contents to any other person. > >NO BINDING CONTRACT WILL RESULT FROM THIS E-MAIL UNTIL SUCH TIME AS > A WRITTEN DOCUMENT IS SIGNED ON BEHALF OF LinuSoft. > >LinuSoft cannot accept any responsibility for the completeness or >accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public > networks. > ******************************************************************* >****** -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.35% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
