topic ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed in Operating System - HP-UX

ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed

Saúl Torres — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:19:49 GMT

Hi good day...

I have an error doing a:

make_tape_recovery I have the next error:

* Checking Versions of Ignite-UX filesets
ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed.
ERROR: Check tape device failed.

somebody can support to me. Thanks

Re: ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed

IT_2007 — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:26:00 GMT

run following command and see

mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn -rew

You may have bad tape. replace with another one.

Re: ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed

Yang Qin_1 — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:38:47 GMT

To test whether your tape is write-protected or broken run a tar test

tar cfv /dev/rmt/0mn /tmp

Yang