SUMMARY: Tape Drive issues

I hadn't made any changes to this system at all.. in ages..
but someone must have done something with the SCSI
cable.. I reseated both ends of it, and now the tape drive
is functioning normally..

Thanks to all who replied before I even saw my post !

Thanks.

sue	


>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Sue Thielen  
> Sent:	Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:25 AM
> To:	Sun Manager (E-mail)
> Cc:	Sue Thielen
> Subject:	Tape Drive issues
> 
> I'm having an issue with my DLT drive attached to an E 450 running 2.6
> When I try to access a tape, I get the following error messages..
> 
> fortknox# mt -f /dev/rmt/0cn rew
> /dev/rmt/0cn: no tape loaded or drive offline
> 
> fortknox# dd if=/dev/rmt/0c of=/tmp/tape conv=sync 
> dd: /dev/rmt/0c: open: I/O error
> 
> This with a tape in the drive ... 
> 
> In /var/adm/messages I have these messages..
> 
> May 16 10:19:55 fortknox unix: WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@2 (glm1):^M^M
> May 16 10:19:55 fortknox unix:  SCSI bus MESSAGE IN phase parity error
> May 16 10:19:55 fortknox unix: WARNING: ID[SUNWpd.glm.parity_check.6008]
> May 16 10:19:58 fortknox unix: WARNING: /pci@1f,4000/scsi@2 (glm1):^M^M
> May 16 10:19:58 fortknox unix:  SCSI bus MESSAGE IN phase parity error
> May 16 10:19:58 fortknox unix: WARNING: ID[SUNWpd.glm.parity_check.6008]
> 
> Any ideas?? Is this a hardware issue??
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> sue
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