[hubiedo]

i have 2 tape drives and both fail on doing a tar system bu. small files work ok. i get a input output error after it runs a little while 20-30 minutes. i have also tried star and mondo-- ng! i think it may have to do with buffering or the streamer not controlling the data. can anyone suggest how to fix, where to go or other information.

thanks hubie

[HROAdmin26]

Do you have SCSI input/output errors in the /var/log/messages file? If so, you likely have a HW problem. You may want to check your SCSI cabling, terminators, etc.

[hubiedo]

thanks for your response, i will check it out. i have one scsi tape drive and one ide. would it effect both of them if the scsi cable or terminator was not good? they both work in windoz.

hubert