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ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed

 
Saúl Torres
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‎09-28-2006 05:19 AM

‎09-28-2006 05:19 AM

ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed

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
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IT_2007
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‎09-28-2006 05:26 AM

‎09-28-2006 05:26 AM

Re: ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed

run following command and see

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

You may have bad tape. replace with another one.
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Yang Qin_1
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‎09-28-2006 07:38 AM

‎09-28-2006 07:38 AM

Re: ERROR: Command ioctl to rewind tape failed

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

tar cfv /dev/rmt/0mn /tmp

Yang
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