Michael Mess wrote:
>
> When I want to back up data with a new DDS3-streamer (12 GB data/tape) ,
> I get I/O-errors and dmesg shows me:
>
> st0: Error with sense data: Current error st09:00: sense key Medium
> Error
> Additional sense indicates Write error
Those errors messages are coming from the drive itself.
Do you have the right kind of tape installed?
Does the media need to be formatted first?
Did you send the correct drive settings (via the 'mt' command)?
these issues often bite tape users-
ron
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