Re: [2.5.61][SCSI][AIC7xxx] Problems with Tape driver

Justin T. Gibbs (gibbs@scsiguy.com)
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 08:31:32 -0700

> While attempting to cpio extract data from the tape I got this in the logs. Is
> this due to corrupt data on tape or the tape driver having a fit? ;-)
>
> We are the following SCSI card and tape drive:

...

> Problems below:
> ==========
> st0: Error with sense data: Info fld=0x4, Current stst0: sense = f0 4
> ASC=40 ASCQ=81

The sense code translate into:
Hardware Failure, Diagnostic failure: ASCQ = Component ID

In otherwords some component on the tape drive is failing diagnostics.
This is the likely cause of the other timeouts you reported.

--
Justin


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