Mike,
I added a listing of the tape drive to the /etc/fstab file and when a
attempted to mount the device manually I got a message saying that the
device I was trying to mount was not a block device. ???
--
Mark
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On 29 Jun 2000, Michael Scottaline wrote:
> Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Michael Scottaline wrote:
> > >
> > > Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > How come then it recognizes my 1542 adapter, but I can't access the
> > > > device? heavens! it even loads the drivers or whatever it's doing when
> > > > it's booting and lists it amoung the other devices, but I can't use the
> > > > tape drive. When I attempt to mount the device it tells me there isn't
> a
> > > > tape in the drive.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Mark
> > > ===========================================
> > > Hate to state the obvious but...,
> > > Have you made an entry for the tape device in /etc/fstab?
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol
> > > than alcohol has taken out of me."
> > > --Winston Churchill
> ==============================
> > Well, actually...I thought about that, but usually I do things like that
> > through linuxconf. I rarely manually edit this file but I have been
> > known to on occasion. HOw should I reference it and what are it's
> > particulars? Doing a HDD is cake now, but when I first started I thought
> > I was going to pull out my hair.
> > --
> > Mark
> =======================================
> Mark,
> I'm not certain of the exact magic words (I don't use a tape drive), but
> perhaps it might go something like:
> /dev/sdx /mnt/tape ext2 user,noauto,rw,exec 0 0
>
> I've assumed (uh-oh :o)) that you create a directory /mnt/tape
> and that the tape drive should be using the ext2 fs (don't know for sure)
> Perhaps someone more experienced can help us out here.
> Mike
>
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