Tape backup using tar

[Stuart Bailey]

Hi,
I'm haviong trouble using tar to backup to tape.
I have FC3 (last updated on 22nd July) with an HP DAT 72i tape drive. This was 
installed and working fine since March this year. Just recently (could be 
coincidental with the update), backups have been failing. This is a 72Gb tape 
drive, and it is reporting 'no space left on device'  after backing up just 
2048 bytes.
I have run the HP diagnostic tool and all tests pass. Also, I have cleaned the 
drive, usedf new and old tapes.

There are no entries in /var/log/messages relating to the backup failure.

I have tried a raw write using dd, and that aborts after a couple of Mb of 
data.

/proc/scsi identifies the drive correctly (along with the Adaptec SCSI card).

Any ideas would be gratefully received.

Many thanks.

Stuart.

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