[Dump-users] dump spontaneously stopped working

[Jon N. B. <ma...@nv...>]

	Okay.  Still no luck getting the tape drive to work with
RH7.3.  For two years I have had no trouble with the backup scripts, and
now I do.  When I run the script from cron, I get this: 

st0: Error with sense data: [valid=0] Info fld=0x0, Deferred
st09:00: sense key
Medium Error

If I run dump from the command line, I get this error:

DUMP: write error 20 blocks into volume 1: Input/output error


	I then cannot even issue mt commands to rewind and eject the tape
(though they work before running dump.)  I have tried brand new media, and
am on my third tape drive.  All give the same errors.  I am working with a
Dell branded Seagate 20/40gb dds4 Dat.  Model number STD2401LW.

	Like I said, the original drive worked awesome for two straight
years.  Now both of the subsequent replacements are failing in the same
way.  None of my partitions are even 40% full.  I am using dump version
0.4b25.


	Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks.


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 Jon N. Brelie
 Information Systems Manager
 NVE Corp.

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