https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/firmware-upgrade-from-linux/m-p/2609588#M79409 I believe I need to upgrade the firmware on my Colorado 8GB travan tape drive, because I'm getting the error:<BR /><BR />/sbin/restore: Tape read error on first record<BR /><BR />with the /var/log/messages line:<BR /><BR />...kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 8, key = 5, asc = 2c, ascq = 0<BR /><BR />and I read a reply, by Allen Delehoy, to a previous question about the 5GB tape drive that suggested upgrading to version 2.08 of the firmware.<BR /><BR />I don't know how to check the firmware of my drive, but I've had it since 1999 and the HP support website says the firmware version 2.08 was released in 2000.<BR /><BR />Unfortunately, the HP support website only has instructions for upgrading the firmware from various Windows OSs. How do I do this from Linux?<BR /><BR />As a last resort, I have a Win2K box, also. The firmware upgrade doesn't list Win2k as being supported. Does anyone know if the HP-provided, windows firmware upgrade exe will work from win2k? Thu, 08 Nov 2001 02:25:22 GMT Andrew D. Arenson 2001-11-08T02:25:22Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/firmware-upgrade-from-linux/m-p/2609588#M79409 I believe I need to upgrade the firmware on my Colorado 8GB travan tape drive, because I'm getting the error:<BR /><BR />/sbin/restore: Tape read error on first record<BR /><BR />with the /var/log/messages line:<BR /><BR />...kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 8, key = 5, asc = 2c, ascq = 0<BR /><BR />and I read a reply, by Allen Delehoy, to a previous question about the 5GB tape drive that suggested upgrading to version 2.08 of the firmware.<BR /><BR />I don't know how to check the firmware of my drive, but I've had it since 1999 and the HP support website says the firmware version 2.08 was released in 2000.<BR /><BR />Unfortunately, the HP support website only has instructions for upgrading the firmware from various Windows OSs. How do I do this from Linux?<BR /><BR />As a last resort, I have a Win2K box, also. The firmware upgrade doesn't list Win2k as being supported. Does anyone know if the HP-provided, windows firmware upgrade exe will work from win2k? Thu, 08 Nov 2001 02:25:22 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/firmware-upgrade-from-linux/m-p/2609588#M79409 Andrew D. Arenson 2001-11-08T02:25:22Z