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=Problem= | |||
Your tape drive is in an unknown state | Your tape drive is in an unknown state | ||
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You can use a low level command to check the status of your tape drive, substituting the device name of your drive. On FreeBSD: | You can use a low level command to check the status of your tape drive, substituting the device name of your drive. On FreeBSD: | ||
mt -f /dev/rsa0 status | mt -f /dev/rsa0 status | ||
Similarly, on Linux: | Similarly, on Linux: | ||
mt -f /dev/nst0 status | mt -f /dev/nst0 status | ||
Latest revision as of 23:19, 22 May 2007
This article is a part of the Troubleshooting collection.
Problem
Your tape drive is in an unknown state
Solution
You can use a low level command to check the status of your tape drive, substituting the device name of your drive. On FreeBSD:
mt -f /dev/rsa0 status
Similarly, on Linux:
mt -f /dev/nst0 status