Bug 91316 - tar: /dev/st0: Warning: Cannot close: Input/output error
Summary: tar: /dev/st0: Warning: Cannot close: Input/output error
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: tar
Version: 9
Hardware: i686
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeff Johnson
QA Contact: Ben Levenson
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: 91318 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2003-05-21 13:21 UTC by Stanley
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:53 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2003-05-21 17:05:54 UTC
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Description Stanley 2003-05-21 13:21:28 UTC
Description of problem:
When i use my DDS-4 of IBM, i get some problems.
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#mt -f /dev/st0 status

 SCSI 2 TAPE DRIVE:
 File Number - 0, block number=0, partition = 0.
 Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x26 (DDS-4 or QIC-4GB).
 Soft Error count since last status=0
 General Status bits on (41010000):
 BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN

#mt -t /dev/st0 rewind

#tar -c -v -V "Fullbackup" -f /dev/st0 -g /var/adm/backup/Dir etc/ home/
 tar: /dev/st0: Warning: Cannot close: Input/output error
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then i don't have my backup.
What should i do?

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

my linux is Linux Implant  2.4.18-3smp #1 SMP Thu Apr 18 07:27:31EDT 2002 i686
and may mt is mt-st v. 0.7

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Comment 1 Than Ngo 2003-05-21 14:06:13 UTC
*** Bug 91318 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Than Ngo 2003-05-21 16:31:37 UTC
it looks like a bug in tar.
Jeff, i don't have hardware for testing.

Comment 3 Jeff Johnson 2003-05-21 17:05:54 UTC
A EIO (i.e. "Input/Output error") from a tape device
is invariably either a media (usually) or a hardware
(occaisionally) problem.

An EIO on tape rewind is often misleading, as the real media
error was someplace else, but, because of buffering, is only
reported at close (or at rewind when final tape marks force a buffer
flush).

Watch out for a false EIO indication when trying to
read a tape produced at a different density.

The density can be selected either through hardware, or
by opening magically named tape devices. What can be confusing
is competing attempts at selecting density, where the
manually selected density is changed when a magically named
tape device selects (and overrides) a different density.

Convince yourself that it's not a hardware error by trying to
write and read back a small set of files from a new
tape.

Convince yourself that it's not a media error by attempting
to read from a different tape drive (if available).

Reopen this bug if you really think it's a software problem,
as I believe it's a media problem.

Comment 4 Stanley 2003-05-21 17:10:11 UTC
i don't think!!!!

Comment 5 Stanley 2003-05-21 18:07:49 UTC
Thanks gay.
But
I tested with another machines and O.S. My medias are new and are in perfect state. 
I tested too.

I saw something about of "General Status bits on (41010000):" mable i have
change it. But i don't known. I think. it my use with command "#dd if=/dev/st0 ..." 
What are you think about it???
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#mt -f /dev/st0 status

 SCSI 2 TAPE DRIVE:
 File Number - 0, block number=0, partition = 0.
 Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x26 (DDS-4 or QIC-4GB).
 Soft Error count since last status=0
>> General Status bits on (41010000):<<
 BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
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Comment 6 Stanley 2003-05-21 18:23:28 UTC
sorry about "GAY". i'm from Brazil, I write English very Badly. I wanted have
writen GUY. PLEASE SORRY.

Comment 7 Stanley 2003-05-22 12:52:42 UTC
Hi,
I have looked the cable of my SCSI, the pin of controler was fledged.
sorry so much!!!!
Thanks a lot.
We resolved that problem!!!!


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