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Installing a DLT, SDLT, VS, LTO, or DAT Tape Drive Into a Linux Operating System

6464215-01, Rev B

January 2006

Appendix D – Troubleshooting 31

Appendix D – Troubleshooting 0

This section covers common errors.

Problem Explanation Fix

You receive a non-

recoverable error that looks

similar to this after

performing the

tar command:

tar: /dev/st0: Wrote only 0 of

10240 bytes

tar: Error is not recoverable:

exiting now

The tape device has a

blocksize set to a parameter

value other than

Use

mt to set the blocksize to 0 so the tape

drive can operate in variable blocksize

mode. Execute this command:

# mt -f /dev/st0 setblk 0

Note: st0

is used as the device node for

this example only; be sure to use the

correct

mode0 node.

No information is returned

when you execute the

command

# rpm -qa | grep mt-st

to verify mt-st is installed.

mt-st is not installed.

Install

mt-st (see Installing mt-st on

page 17).

No information is returned

when you execute the

command

# rpm -qa mtx

to verify mtx is installed.

mtx is not installed. Install mtx (see Installing mtx on page 21).

modinfo st reports the st

module name not found.

st module is not loaded. Load the st module. Consult your Linux

manuals for instructions.

The

st device nodes are not

present in the

/dev directory.

Create the device nodes.

Use the

mknod commands described in

Creating Auto-Rewind Device Nodes

page 16 and Creating No-Rewind Device

Nodes on page 16

Refer to the following documentation for

more detailed instructions:

• Your Linux documentation

•

st(4) man page

• mknod(1) man page

The backup application does

not work.

Your backup application may

not be compatible with the

stinit.def file you are using.

Check your backup application

documentation for information on what

type of stinit.def files you can use; then

rewrite the

stinit.def file.

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