SCSI tape errors

[Kai M{kisara]

On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Derek Seaman wrote:
...
> st3: Error with sense data: extra data not valid 
> Deferred error st09:03:sns = 71  3 ASC= 9 ASCQ= 0
> Raw sense data:0x71 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
> 0x0e 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x000x090x00 0x02 
> 0x00st3: Error on write filemark.
> 
> Can anyone tell me more information that just 'an error' occuring during
> writing? 
> 
Sense code 3 is MEDIUM ERROR. ASC=9 ASCQ=0 translate to TRACK FOLLOWING
ERROR. These are from a SCSI-2 standard draft I found from somewhere years
ago.

If you enable verbose SCSI error messages in the kernel configuration, the
kernel translates the codes for you.

	Kai



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