On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 04:52:57PM -0400, Jason Dixon wrote: > On Mon, 2003-08-25 at 16:48, Aly Dharshi wrote: > > Hello Folks, > > > > I have just put in a scsi card with a Compaq 20/40GB DAT tape drive, > > what would be the device id or device name for this tape drive ? > > If it's a rewinding tape (likely), it should be /dev/st0. If it's > non-rewinding (unlikely), it would be /dev/nst0. >
Whatever kind of drive it is it is *both* /dev/st0 *and* /dev/nst0. The difference is that when you issue a command to /dev/nst0 the tape stays positioned wherever the command leaves it, but if the command is addressed to /dev/st0 the tape automatically rewinds at the completion of the command. -- Robert C. Paulsen, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
