Free SCSI tape backup software for RH9

[r0ck]

Hello.

I'm looking for a free, working, SCSI tape backup software for RedHat9.
I'm using this Seagate unit :

Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python 04377-XXX Rev: 743B
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
(scsi0:A:3): 10.000MB/s transfers (10.000MHz, offset 15)
Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python 04377-XXX Rev: 743B
Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 02

I have mtx which works well to switch between the tapes (there are 4) but "taper" is jamming on me for some reason.

Here's the log :

Sep 29 16:29:00 atom sshd(pam_unix)[1317]: session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Sep 29 16:32:37 atom kernel: st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes.
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Attempting to queue an ABORT message
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: scsi0: Dumping Card State in Data-in phase, at SEQADDR 0x79
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: ACCUM = 0x0, SINDEX = 0xb8, DINDEX = 0xa8, ARG_2 = 0xff
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: HCNT = 0x78 SCBPTR = 0x0
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: SCSISEQ = 0x12, SBLKCTL = 0x0
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: DFCNTRL = 0x38, DFSTATUS = 0x40
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: LASTPHASE = 0x40, SCSISIGI = 0x44, SXFRCTL0 = 0x80
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: SSTAT0 = 0x0, SSTAT1 = 0x2
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: STACK == 0x0, 0x157, 0x198, 0x6c
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: SCB count = 4
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Kernel NEXTQSCB = 3
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Card NEXTQSCB = 3
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: QINFIFO entries:
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Waiting Queue entries:
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Disconnected Queue entries:
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: QOUTFIFO entries:
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Sequencer Free SCB List: 1 2
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Sequencer SCB Info: 0(c 0x40, s 0x37, l 0, t 0x2) 1(c 0x0, s 0xff, l 255, t 0xff) 2(c 0x0, s 0xff, l 255, t 0xff)
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Pending list: 2(c 0x40, s 0x37, l 0)
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Kernel Free SCB list: 1 0
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Untagged Q(3): 2
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: DevQ(0:3:0): 0 waiting
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: DevQ(0:3:1): 0 waiting
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Device is active, asserting ATN
Sep 29 16:47:37 atom kernel: Recovery code sleeping
Sep 29 16:47:42 atom kernel: Recovery code awake
Sep 29 16:47:42 atom kernel: Timer Expired
Sep 29 16:47:42 atom kernel: aic7xxx_abort returns 0x2003
Sep 29 16:47:42 atom kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Attempting to queue a TARGET RESET message
Sep 29 16:47:42 atom kernel: aic7xxx_dev_reset returns 0x2003
Sep 29 16:47:42 atom kernel: Recovery SCB completes

Anyone seen this?

[Satanic Atheist]

TAr is what you're looking for.

TAr = Tape Archive.

There are plenty of Tape Howtos on the net if you want to take a look. You just need a few modules compiled and you use TAr to access the tape drive.

James