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I am trying to extract data from a set of tapes. Currently, there are five of them in the tape-magazine.

I have tried using the mtx command without much success.

Heres the output of

mtx -f /dev/sg1 status
mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes
mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no
mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current)
mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Not Ready
mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no
mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no
mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no
mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 04
mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 8E
mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no
mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no
mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no
READ ELEMENT STATUS Command Failed

Here is the output of the tapeinfo command

tapeinfo -f /dev/sg1

Product Type: Medium Changer
Vendor ID: 'BDT     '
Product ID: 'FlexStor II     '
Revision: '4.70'
Attached Changer: No
SerialNumber: '00DE65202403_LL0'
TapeAlert[21]:Clean Periodic:The tape drive needs to be cleaned at next opportunity.
SCSI ID: 0
SCSI LUN: 1
Ready: no
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    What's your actual question ?
    – user9517
    Oct 3, 2016 at 5:28
  • I have five tapes in the tape magazine. Is there a way to load them through the command-line?
    – feverDream
    Oct 3, 2016 at 5:33
  • You should edit your question and add your actual question to it. Did you try mtx load <slotnum> ? What happend ? ...
    – user9517
    Oct 3, 2016 at 5:39
  • I have updated the question. Thanks for responding.
    – feverDream
    Oct 3, 2016 at 5:51
  • That mtx output often means the tape magazine door is still open. Is the autoloader fully closed-up and ready to go?
    – MadHatter
    Oct 3, 2016 at 5:53

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Thanks to the comments, I was able to solve the problem.

After changing the auto-loader from "sequential" to "random", I was able to use the mtx command to load the tape using its id.

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