On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 21:09, Shawn wrote: > Not sure if this is a physical problem with my DAT drive (DDS2) or > not. But I get it with a few different tapes: <snip> > tar: /dev/st0: Warning: Cannot close: Input/output error > root at ttkd:~# mt -f /dev/st0 rewind > root at ttkd:~# tar -tvf /dev/st0 > tar: /dev/st0: Cannot read: Input/output error > tar: At beginning of tape, quitting now > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now <snip> > > Any ideas? Do I need to bite the bullet and replace my drive? I've had similar problems with dirty heads. Have you cleaned the drive with a head cleaner lately? Perhaps you need a fresh head cleaner cartridge. You might want to check the drives manual about cleaning first but here are some cleaning cartridge links. http://www.ibuyernet.com/prod~id~122660~TDK_RCL-11.html http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh4/controller/home?O=&A=ShowProduct&Q=&sku=163766 -- Tom Penney <blots at visi.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list