From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:54:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:54:46 -0500 Received: from nat-pool-rdu.redhat.com ([66.187.233.200]:8210 "EHLO devserv.devel.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:54:45 -0500 Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:04:30 -0500 From: Pete Zaitcev Message-Id: <200302101904.h1AJ4US05141@devserv.devel.redhat.com> To: Kevin Fenzi cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.4.x end of tape handling error In-Reply-To: References: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > I have had reported from a client that they are having problems with > backups that span more than one tape. Instead of getting an EOT error > or EOM, they are getting an I/O error wich requires the driver to be > unloaded and reloaded before the tape will work again. > > http://www.linuxtapecert.org/ Says that the redhat 2.4.9-34 kernel is > the last one that had proper EOT handling. Indeed, if they use the > 2.4.9-34 kernel, the tape works properly. Thats not a very good > solution however. You neglected to mention what kind of tape it is. There are several types of tapes, served by a jigsaw puzzle of various drivers. > Is this fixed in the latest 2.4.21-pres? How about in 2.5.x? Why don't you try and verify it, then let us know? You may be the only guy in the world mad enough to use a tape with 2.5.x. Please share your valuable expirience. -- Pete