Re: am* says my tape "is not a tape device"

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Does basic usage with mt and dd work with the device?

// Anton "exuvo" Olsson
   [email protected]

On Mon, 20 Apr 2026, 11:46 Nuno Dias, <[email protected]> wrote:

>   Hi,
>
>   I'm using amanda for years, with a Tape Robot and LTO4 and LTO6 drives
> without problems (excluding minor issues).
>
>   Now, I have a new Tape Robot with LTO9 drives, and I can't do anything
> with amanda, using amlabel or amtape for example, in the first
> interaction work, but in the second interaction complains that tape "is
> not a tape device".
>
>   In the logs I have this
>
> Device tape:/dev/tape/by-id/scsi-3500308c44344e008-nst setting status
> flag(s): DEVICE_STATUS_DEVICE_ERROR, and DEVICE_STATUS_DEVICE_BUSY
>
>   But nothing is using the tape.
>
>   I already extended the "times" in the configuration of the changer
>
>          property "load-poll" "200s poll 200s until 700s"
>          property "eject-delay" "200s"
>          property "unload-delay" "200s"
>
>   But this doesn't solve the problem.
>
>   I found a report in github https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/277
> reporting the same problem, without any update from one year ago :(
>
>   Anyone have any ideia how to solve this? Amanda development it seems
> stopped, but works very good until now, this is my last hope until I
> move to other software :(
>
> Thanks,
> Nuno
> --
> Nuno Dias <[email protected]>
> LIP
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Does basic usage with mt and dd work with the device=
?</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">// Anton &quo=
t;exuvo&quot; Olsson<br>=C2=A0=C2=A0 <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" targ=
et=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 20 =
Apr 2026, 11:46 Nuno Dias, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=C2=A0 Hi,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 I&#39;m using amanda for years, with a Tape Robot and LTO4 and LTO6 =
drives <br>
without problems (excluding minor issues).<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 Now, I have a new Tape Robot with LTO9 drives, and I can&#39;t do an=
ything <br>
with amanda, using amlabel or amtape for example, in the first <br>
interaction work, but in the second interaction complains that tape &quot;i=
s <br>
not a tape device&quot;.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 In the logs I have this<br>
<br>
Device tape:/dev/tape/by-id/scsi-3500308c44344e008-nst setting status <br>
flag(s): DEVICE_STATUS_DEVICE_ERROR, and DEVICE_STATUS_DEVICE_BUSY<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 But nothing is using the tape.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 I already extended the &quot;times&quot; in the configuration of the=
 changer<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0property &quot;load-poll&quot; &quot;200s=
 poll 200s until 700s&quot;<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0property &quot;eject-delay&quot; &quot;20=
0s&quot;<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0property &quot;unload-delay&quot; &quot;2=
00s&quot;<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 But this doesn&#39;t solve the problem.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 I found a report in github <a href=3D"https://github.com/zmanda/aman=
da/issues/277" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://gith=
ub.com/zmanda/amanda/issues/277</a> <br>
reporting the same problem, without any update from one year ago :(<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 Anyone have any ideia how to solve this? Amanda development it seems=
 <br>
stopped, but works very good until now, this is my last hope until I <br>
move to other software :(<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Nuno<br>
-- <br>
Nuno Dias &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nore=
ferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
LIP<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>

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