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On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 03:55:09AM +0800, Todd Gruhn wrote:
> I started sticking tape cartridges into my Exabyte 8700
> and when I typed 'mt -f /dev/nrst0 fsf 1' it returned
> fsf: Input/Output error
>=20
> So I did mt -f /dev/nrst0 status and got:
> SCSI tape drive, residual=3D0
> ds=3D3 <Mounted>
> er=3D6 <>
> blocksize: 0 (0, 0, 0, 0)
> curr file number:0
> curr block number: 0
>=20
>=20
> if I look at /var/log/message I find:
> st0: (ahc1:0:2:0) Check condition on CDB:
>   0x11 01 00 00 01 00

The CDB is: SPACE, SP_FILEMARKS, count=3D1 - the mt -f /dev/nrst0 fsf 1 you
mentioned above (see sys/dev/scsipi/scsi_tape.h).

Are you sure the tape has any filemarks on it? Or is it completely blank?

Regards,
	Ignatios

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