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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Newbie with Adaptec 1542C and Archive Python 4330 Problem
Date: 5 Oct 1996 20:29:53 GMT
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julie@foss.com (Julie Schneider) wrote:

> I'm getting error messages such as the following when I use tar or
> dump:
> 
> st0(aha0:1:0): Hardware failure asc 44,0 internal failure

That's a pretty explicit message.  Your tape drive is dead.  At least,
it claims to be dead.  (Btw., i think the correct message is
``Internal target failure''.)

> Any help appreciated. Also, would the 2940/U/UW be a more stable
> choice?

It will most likely not repair your dead tape drive.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)