From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Laurence Oberman Subject: Re: st driver doesn't seem to grok LTO partitioning Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 10:23:34 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <1993563395.3556606.1452093814452.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com> References: <20151218170644.24167419@harpe.intellique.com> <20151230222418.03e40cf7@harpe.intellique.com> <20160104124626.3112e8c0@harpe.intellique.com> <688812570.3359420.1452030904683.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com> <20160106161049.34f29973@harpe.intellique.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from mx5-phx2.redhat.com ([209.132.183.37]:49161 "EHLO mx5-phx2.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752120AbcAFPXq convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Jan 2016 10:23:46 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20160106161049.34f29973@harpe.intellique.com> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Emmanuel Florac Cc: Laurence Oberman , Kai Makisara , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Hello Emanuel I am using this device, its an Ultrium 5 (LTO5) Its an older changer and I am unable to update the firmware, still work= ing on that. What version of mt are you using, as I am testing using a RHEL7.2 base = and the upstream patched kernel. Linux example.redhat.com 4.3.3 #1 SMP Tue Jan 5 15:58:47 EST 2016 x86_6= 4 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux # tapeinfo -f /dev/st0 Product Type: Tape Drive Vendor ID: 'QUANTUM ' Product ID: 'ULTRIUM 5 ' Revision: '3060' Attached Changer API: No SerialNumber: 'HU1023AKHE' MinBlock: 1 MaxBlock: 16777215 SCSI ID: 0 SCSI LUN: 0 Ready: yes BufferedMode: yes Medium Type: Not Loaded Density Code: 0x58 BlockSize: 512 DataCompEnabled: yes DataCompCapable: yes DataDeCompEnabled: yes CompType: 0x1 DeCompType: 0x1 BOP: yes Block Position: 0 Partition 0 Remaining Kbytes: 1541692 Partition 0 Size in Kbytes: 1541692 ActivePartition: 0 EarlyWarningSize: 0 NumPartitions: 0 MaxPartitions: 0 Drive is working fine, # mt -f /dev/st0 status SCSI 2 tape drive: =46ile number=3D0, block number=3D0, partition=3D0. Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x58 (no translation). Soft error count since last status=3D0 General status bits on (41010000): BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN This is what I get when I try and partition and I believe this may be a= firmware issue for me. mt -f /dev/st0 stsetoption can-partitions [ 5343.620005] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes. [ 5343.621424] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] Mode sense. Length 11, medium 0, WBS 1= 0, BLL 8 [ 5343.622005] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] Density 58, tape length: 0, drv buffer= : 1 [ 5343.622606] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] Block size: 512, buffer size: 4096 (8 = blocks). [ 5343.623208] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] Mode 0 options: buffer writes: 1, asyn= c writes: 1, read ahead: 1 [ 5343.623810] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] can bsr: 1, two FMs: 0, fast mteom= : 0, auto lock: 0, [ 5343.624413] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] defs for wr: 0, no block limits: 0= , partitions: 1, s2 log: 0 [ 5343.625011] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] sysv: 0 nowait: 0 sili: 0 nowait_f= ilemark: 0 [ 5343.625623] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] debugging: 1 [ 5343.626222] st 0:0:0:0: [st0] Rewinding tape. # mt -f /dev/nst0 mkpartition 1 /dev/nst0: Input/output error Laurence Oberman Principal Software Maintenance Engineer Red Hat Global Support Services ----- Original Message ----- =46rom: "Emmanuel Florac" To: "Laurence Oberman" Cc: "Laurence Oberman" , "Kai Makisara" , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 10:10:49 AM Subject: Re: st driver doesn't seem to grok LTO partitioning Le Tue, 5 Jan 2016 16:55:04 -0500 (EST) Laurence Oberman =C3=A9crivait: > mt -f /dev/nst0 mkpartition 1 >=20 What is the type of drive exactly? I still couldn't test with the LTO-5 drive as the machine it's connected to is being reinstalled. --=20 -----------------------------------------------------------------------= - Emmanuel Florac | Direction technique | Intellique | | +33 1 78 94 84 02 -----------------------------------------------------------------------= - -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html