svlug_tape_hints_more

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From: kmself@ix.netcom.com
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:06:44 -0800
To: svlug@svlug.org
Subject: Re: [svlug] tape device is busy


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on Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 10:24:11AM -0800, Mike O'Neill (mikeo@redhillstudio=
s.com) wrote:
> I seemed to have successfully hung my tape device.  When trying to access
> it, I get the "device is busy" warning.  There is a "mt" process that I
> cannot get to go away.  Short of rebooting, is there any other way to cle=
ar
> this?  -m

What's:

   $ fuser -v /dev/<tape device>

say?

It's possible to get drivers hung, one of the few reasons to boot a
GNU/Linux box.

How have you tried to "get to go away" this mt process?  kill -9,
perhaps?


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