Have you gone to the adaptec site and updated the firmware for the 39160? We had to do that here before it worked, but haven't had a problem since. Likewise our initial symptoms were failure to operate a Scorpion DDS drive.
Regards, Jack Parker > -----Original Message----- > From: Iulian Topliceanu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 11:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: finding device problem > > Hi, > > I have a Dell PowerVault 120T DLT1 Autoloader connected to a Dell > PowerEdge 2650 running RedHat 9 via an Adaptec SCSI Card 39160. When > entering the SCSI Cards bios and using some diskutility tools my SCSI Card > has, I get this message: This device is not a Disk Drive. (Till now, I > don't think this should be a problem because the SCSI Card recognises my > PoverVault corectly) > > But, when trying to label a tape I get the following error: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# amlabel DailySet1 DailySet1-01 > rewinding > amlabel: tape_rewind: rewinding tape: /dev/sg2: Operation not permitted > > I read some posts related to my problem but the solution did not work for > me. > > - http://www.linuxchix.org/pipermail/techtalk/2002-September/012922.html > - http://www.linuxchix.org/pipermail/techtalk/2002-September/012965.html > > I've tried to use /dev/nst0-9 /dev/st0-9 but when trying to label a tape I > still get: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# amlabel DailySet1 DailySet1-01 > rewinding > amlabel: tape_rewind: tape open: /dev/st0: No such file or directory > > I will give you some details about my configuration, maybe I've missed > something: > > My dmesg looks like: > > scsi1 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.8 > <Adaptec 3960D Ultra160 SCSI adapter> > aic7899: Ultra160 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs > > scsi2 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.8 > <Adaptec 3960D Ultra160 SCSI adapter> > aic7899: Ultra160 Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs > > blk: queue f7fc2618, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff) > Vendor: ADIC Model: FastStor DLT Rev: D118 > Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > blk: queue f7fc2418, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff) > Journalled Block Device driver loaded > > (shouldn't I get some further information? Like a device or something?) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] DailySet1]# cat /proc/scsi/scsi > Attached devices: > Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 > Vendor: DELL Model: PERCRAID Stripe Rev: V1.0 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00 > Vendor: DELL Model: PERCRAID Stripe Rev: V1.0 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00 > Vendor: ADIC Model: FastStor DLT Rev: D118 > Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > > (That's why I've used /dev/sg2 ) > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] DailySet1]# mtx status > Storage Changer /dev/changer:1 Drives, 7 Slots ( 0 Import/Export ) > Data Transfer Element 0:Full (Storage Element 2 Loaded) > Storage Element 1:Full > Storage Element 2:Empty > Storage Element 3:Empty > Storage Element 4:Empty > Storage Element 5:Empty > Storage Element 6:Empty > Storage Element 7:Empty > > 1 slot is ocupied and 1 tape is loaded. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] DailySet1]# mtx inquiry > Product Type: Medium Changer > Vendor ID: 'ADIC ' > Product ID: 'FastStor DLT ' > Revision: 'D118' > Attached Changer: No > > > Where do you thing my problem is? Should I provide you further > information? Is the RedHat 9 support for my tape device wrong? Are the > tapes I'm using (DLT tapes) not working properly? > > Regards, > Iulian Topliceanu