11.07.2002 03:53:02 Tom Duerbusch wrote: >I logon on the guest machine. >I attach a tape drive to it as 181 (this drive is a MP3000 emulated tape >drive. I use this as it is easier than tieing up a real tape drive for >testing.) >I IPL 150 and bring up Linux. >I issue: insmod tape390 tape=181 >lsmod shows tape390 module is loaded. >df doesn't show anything about a tape drive. >mount doesn't show anything about a tape drive.
it's ok. You should see /proc/tapedevices. >In the /dev directory, there is tap0, tap1 and tap2 files. Don't use it. When you did insmod tape390 you get message like (in /var/log/messages or on master console): kernel: T390:IBM S/390 Tape Device Driver (v1.01). ux390 kernel: T390:(C) IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH, 2000 ux390 kernel: T390:character device frontend : built in ux390 kernel: T390:block device frontend : built in ux390 kernel: T390:support for 3480 compatible : built in ux390 kernel: T390:support for 3490 compatible : built in ux390 kernel: T390:No parameters supplied, enabling autoprobe mode for all suppo ux390 kernel: TCHAR:<3> tape gets major 254 for character device ux390 kernel: TBLOCK:<3> tape gets major 254 for block device In my case major number is 254. Can you see it? Then, create devices . mknod /dev/tibm0 c 254 0 # minor numbers 0,2,4.etc for rewinding devices. mknod /dev/ntibm0 c 254 1 # minor numbers 1,3,5.etc for non-rewinding devices. Then you can use mt, tar, dd... WBR, Sergey
