It turned out that another device on the scsi bus was causing conflicts
(different scsi id, but bad drive). After I removed that device from the
chain, it worked like a champ. I was able to get several dumps done using
the /dev/rmt/0cn device.
Also, it is true that the 8505 works fine without a modified st.conf
Thank you for all who responded. My original message follows.
-Jason
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Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 16:50:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: Admin Staff <admin1@berkshire.net>
To: Sun Managers <sun-managers@ra.mcs.anl.gov>
Subject: ufsfump command for Exabyte 8505
Hello,
I have an Exabyte 8505 drive that I've been using fine with SunOS 4.1.x.
When I upgraded to Solaris 2.6, I did not change my st.conf because
Exabyte said Solaris had built in support for the 8505. However, I've been
getting "tape error 1 foot into tape" errors from day 1 after the upgrade.
Can anyone assist me with either a st.conf entry (exabyte's web page has
no 8505 Solaris 2.x entry) or a dump command? I'm looking to squeeze 5
gigs onto a 112 meter tape without relying on compression.
Thanks!
-Jason
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