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Title: TAPE BACK UP ABORTED
Post by: Tim on December 06, 2001, 06:35:21 PM

Still looking for help, PLEASE!

I have just installed a preferred Tape Backup and configured it for backup. I am getting the following messages:

FROM: Cron Daemon
SUBJECT: Cron /sbin/e-smith/backup
MESSAGE: Backup aborted: No tape loaded

There is a new and clean tape in the drive.

Anyone have any thoughts?

Title: Re: TAPE BACK UP ABORTED
Post by: Craig on January 02, 2002, 11:00:06 AM

I have had this problem and found that if you have used a controller card that does not have its own BIOS on-board the tape is not detected by E-Smith.

I replaced the card that I had with another low end Adaptec PCI card with a BIOS and then reinstalled the system as it was a new install anyway.

Everything worked fine.

Regards
Craig