Yes, I prefer tar since it only backs up files, not file systems. I can read and have different compression. Amongst all the other utilities. My controler is '0000:02:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Initio Corporation 360P (rev 02)'. What driver do I add,pls? Gavin.
On Sun, 2005-08-28 at 13:39 +0200, Jens Vogel wrote: > Hello, > > It seems your SCSI tape module loads fine but you have not loaded any > module for your SCSI controller. Thus the tapedrive cannot be seen. > > What kind of SCSI controller do you have? lspci might tell you what > controller it is and then you can load the appropriate module. > When that is done try to insert a tape and then type `eject /dev/st0'. > > If that works you can use your tapedrive. Use tar, cpio, taper, mt or > whatever to make your backups (see the appropriate manpages for info on > how to use them). > Personally I prefer tar. > > Greetings, > Jens > > > Dr Gavin Seddon wrote: > > Hello, > > I have 'modprobe st' (this is what I didn't know). Now I > > have /dev/scsi. However, 'lsmod|grep st > > st 40996 0 > > scsi_mod 129696 1 st'and 'cat /proc/scsi/scsi > > Attached devices:'. > > > > So, it may be installed but not working. How do I fix? > > Thanks, > > Gavin. > > > > > > > > On Sat, 2005-08-27 at 20:03 +0200, Jens Vogel wrote: > > > >>Hello, > >> > >>Dr Gavin Seddon wrote: > >> > >>>There is no /dev/scsi. > >> > >>Not /dev/scsi but /proc/scsi/scsi > >>E.g.: > >> > >># cat /proc/scsi/scsi > >>Attached devices: > >>Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00 > >> Vendor: HP Model: HP35470A Rev: T503 > >> Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > >> > >> > >>>And, I cannot see any scsi related info. by dmesg. > >> > >>You need to load the module "st" (as stated earlier), e.g. with modconf. > >> > >># lsmod|grep st > >>st 28888 0 (autoclean) > >>scsi_mod 94596 4 [st sg ide-scsi aic7xxx] > >> > >>As you can see, also the appropriate module for your SCSI controller > >>needs to be loaded. > >> > >> > >>> By st driver, do you mean mt-st? > >> > >>No, the kernelmodule "st". Try `modprobe st'. > >> > >>HTH, > >> Jens > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
