Re: [Bacula-users] Error when appending tapes

[Graham P. <gr...@ws...>]

Isn't /dev/sa0 a rewind device? I'm not a Freebsd person so it may not
be.

Try using /dev/nsa0 or your non-rewind device. If you rewind the tape on
close, Bacula's going to struggle to get to the end and stay there!

On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 00:43, Steve Cundy wrote:
> Problem: When attempting to append a new job a I get the following
> error: 
> 
> Error: Unable to position to end of data /dev/sa0. ERR=dev.c:756 read
> error on /dev/sa0. ERR=Input/output error.
> 
> The status of the tape before the job is run is listed as appendable in
> the db.  I have run btape test program to test the tape drive and added
> the suggested options.  I have also tried using the version of bacula in
> the freebsd ports tree, the most recent release from the web, as well as
> the beta version (which didn't work at all) with no success.  I have
> tried enabling, disabling, various options but haven't had any luck.  I
> am not sure if this has to do with my tape drive, freebsd, or what but I
> think I might be "SOL". Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> In the mean time I think I will have to go back to amanda but am really
> hoping this problem can be resolved as from what I have seen from bacula
> I really like it!
> 
> Additionally occasionally I can not connect to the bacula console and/or
> the server reboots after bacula has been sitting idle for a while.  This
> isn't a huge deal as I can start/stop bacula from cron but you should be
> made aware of it.
> 
> Here is the background
> 
> System: Freebsd 4.9 - HP Ultirum LTO drive - Bacula v1.32d
> 
> Snip from bacula-sd.conf:
> 
> Device {
>   Name = Tape
>   Media Type = Tape
>   Archive Device = /dev/sa0
>   Hardware End of Medium = no;
> #  Forward Space File = no
>   BSF at EOM = yes;
> #  Backward Space Record = No
>   AutomaticMount = yes;
>   LabelMedia = yes;
>   AlwaysOpen = yes;
>   RemovableMedia = yes;
> }
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program.
> Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive?  Does it
> help you create better code?  SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help
> YOU!  Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/
> _______________________________________________
> Bacula-users mailing list
> Bac...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
-- 
Graham Purcocks <gr...@ws...>
Weather Services International Ltd