[Sunhelp] DLT4000 problem

[Gregory Leblanc]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Bradford [mailto:mrbill at mrbill.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 3:20 AM
> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [Sunhelp] DLT4000 problem
> 
> On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 09:19:00AM +0100, Eddie Watkins wrote:
> > Hi
> > Is there any way to manually eject a tape from a DLT4000.  
> We have a tape
> > stuck and the 'operate handle' light is flashing, when I 
> try the handle the
> > 'Tape in use' light starts to flash and it will not unload 
> the tape.  I have
> > tried doing 'mt -f /dev/rmt/1 rewind' etc but they all say 
> that no tape is
> > loaded or the unit is off-line.
> > Thanks
> > Eddie Watkins
> 
> You're going to have to dissasemble the drive - sounds like 
> you've got an
> loose tape header inside the drive, broken tape, etc.
> 
> If you call Quantum tech support, they can FAX you a sheet on how to
> properly dissasemble the drive, get teh tape out, and unspool 
> any broken
> tape from the internal spool.
> 
> (been there, done that.. a lot...)

How many drives do you work with?  I've got 3 DLT drives that do nightly
backups, one of them has been doing that since 1992, another since 1998, and
one since December, and we've only had 2 drive hardware errors, both times
it was the leader tape sliding off.
	Grego