[KLUG Members] backing up

[Bruce Smith]

> >>>>Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: DAT    06240-XXX  Rev: 8160
> >>>>Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 03
> >>>>Anyone have any ideas for why it is hanging at the end of long
> >>>>restores and not restoring small backups at all?
> >>>No, but I had the EXACT same thing with the EXACT same tape drive.
> >>>Fought with it forever.  A little TLC and the tape drive started eating
> >>>the tapes and the OEM swapped it out as a bad unit.  Works great now.
> >>So I should try and get it replaced then eh?
> >FWIW, I've never had that problem with HP DAT drives, and I have about
> >a half dozen of them on Linux boxes (more if you count HPUX boxes).
> 
> ? I'm confused.  This drive says "HP" on the face plate,  came with an
> HP manual, and an HP cleaning tape.  But dmesg says:
> 
> Vendor: SEAGATE   Model: DAT    06240-XXX  Rev: 8160
> Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 03

Donno.  Here are the dmesg from 5 different Linux boxes of mine:

  Vendor: HP        Model: HP35480A          Rev: T503
  Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 02
  Vendor: HP        Model: HP35480A          Rev: T503
  Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 02
  Vendor: HP        Model: C1533A            Rev: A612
  Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 02
  Vendor: HP        Model: HP35480A          Rev: T503
  Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 02
  Vendor: HP        Model: HP35480A          Rev: 1009
  Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 02


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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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