discuss: Thread: Funny Situation with a DAT Tape

I've got a linux (RH 6.2) server with a SCSI DAT tape (Sony). The client
pushed the eject button and the tape isn't coming out. I don't know for
sure that the tape was rewound when he pushed the eject button, whether
or not that makes a difference. Any help on how to get the tape out of
the drive, or even mounted again, would be great. I can't get the system
to realize there is a tape in the drive and it just will not come out.
I'm fairly new to Linux, so this is a stumper for me :) Thanks,

Joe

Joseph,

Unfortunately, you've contacted the wrong list... we are for the 
discussion of issues around the *documentation* provided through
the Linux Documentation Project.

For links to other sites that may provide the help you are looking for, see:

  http://www.linuxdoc.org/mailinfo.html

Best wishes,
Dan

On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 10:21:12AM -0500, Joseph Koenig wrote:
> I've got a linux (RH 6.2) server with a SCSI DAT tape (Sony). The client
> pushed the eject button and the tape isn't coming out. I don't know for
> sure that the tape was rewound when he pushed the eject button, whether
> or not that makes a difference. Any help on how to get the tape out of
> the drive, or even mounted again, would be great. I can't get the system
> to realize there is a tape in the drive and it just will not come out.
> I'm fairly new to Linux, so this is a stumper for me :) Thanks,
> 
> Joe
> 
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