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, 3 Sep 2001 20:15:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 20:14:58 -0400 Received: from nat-pool-meridian.redhat.com ([199.183.24.200]:47073 "EHLO devserv.devel.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 3 Sep 2001 20:14:49 -0400 Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 20:14:06 -0400 From: Pete Zaitcev Message-Id: <200109040014.f840E6m00316@devserv.devel.redhat.com> To: mikpe@csd.uu.se, Floydsmith@aol.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-tape@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: idetape broke in 2.4.x-2.4.9-ac5 (write OK but not read) ide-scsi works in 2.4.4 In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > >Kernel 2.4.9-ac5 on i686 > >then > >ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 8, key = 5, asc = 2c, ascq = 0 > >tar: /dev/ht0: Cannot read: Input/output error > >(writes work OK though) > - block size: The 2.4 ide-tape driver only works reliably if you > write data with the correct block size. If you don't write full > blocks the last block of data may not be readable. I fixed that some time ago, it's in current -ac if not in Linus's tree. The bug has nothing to do with the ASC=2c problem the original poster complained. > - HP's not-quite ATAPI drives: Don't know about your model, but the > HP 14(?)GB model is believed to deviate from ATAPI standards. Colorado sucks... I think I have a bug pending about it, did not look well yet. IIRC it was giving ASC=24, not 2c. I'll look it up. -- Pete