What does
cat /proc/scsi/scsi
say?
And then, what device are you using for the tape drive?
mt -f /dev/stx status
should give some feedback too, where "x" is the
device number, ie: 0,1 etc.
Stew Benedict
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On Sat, 11 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Thanks Bill, but it still says that there isn't a tape in the device. Thats what has
>got be perplexed.
>
> >
> >From: "Bill Shirley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 10:30:09 -0500
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: [expert] SCSI tape drive -- what's the secret? :(
> >
> >Go to Edit, Preferences in Kdat and enter you tape drive name. Mine is /dev/tape.
> >
> >FYI, your tape drive will whir the tape everytime the SCSI bus is reset and
>everytime you insert a tape. A SCSI reset happens when you boot up. This doesn't
>mean that the OS is doing anything, it's a hardware function.
> >
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Weaver
> >> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 8:06 AM
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: [expert] SCSI tape drive -- what's the secret? :(
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi list,
> >>
> >> I've been trying desperately to get an HP Colorado T4000s
> >> SCSI tape drive
> >> to work with Mandrake for months and just can't get it going. When I
> >> attempt to mount a tape using Kdat I get the 'ole message "no tape in
> >> device." The system knows the drive is there; Mandrakes "new
> >> hardware" detector found the device on boot and configured
> >> it...so whats
> >> the problem. As my machine boots I can hear the tape whirring and if I
> >> stick a different tape in the drive it will begin to whir again. So at
> >> least I know for certain that the drive motors work and it
> >> can sense when
> >> theres a tape in it.
> >>
> >> So, how does one begin to set these up and get them working?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> Larry is NOT a cucumber...he's a stinkin pickle...
> >> WITH WARTS!
> >>
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