On Tue, 2003-08-26 at 11:47, Aly Dharshi wrote: > Hello Gurus, > > I hope that you are well. I have the following devices in a Dell 8300 > dimesion: > > Symbios Logic (SYM53C875) > Compaq/HP Sure Works DAT DDS-4 SDT-10000 20/40 GB tape drive > > /var/log/messages: > > Aug 26 09:49:04 thor kernel: Kernel command line: ro root=LABEL=/ > hdd=ide-scsi > Aug 26 09:49:04 thor kernel: ide_setup: hdd=ide-scsi > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: hdd: attached ide-scsi driver. > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE > ATAPI devices > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: sym53c875-0: restart (scsi reset). > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: sym53c875-1: restart (scsi reset). > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: scsi1 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512 > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: scsi2 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512 > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: scsi : 1 host left. > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel > 0, id 0, lun 0 > Aug 26 09:49:05 thor kernel: sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer cd/rw > xa/form2 cdda tray > > So the card is detected but it seems that the tape drive isn't. > modprobe -c shows that the st is there. >
It is intersting to me that st is loaded when there is apparently no reason for it since the tape drive is not seem What is in /proc/scsi/, anything interesting? You might need to drill into the directory for your card. my dlt drive is in /proc/scsi/scsi: [EMAIL PROTECTED] scsi]$ pwd /proc/scsi [EMAIL PROTECTED] scsi]$ ls scsi sym53c8xx [EMAIL PROTECTED] scsi]$ cat scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00 Vendor: DEC Model: DLT2000 15/30 GB Rev: 840B Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Any ideas why a mt -f /dev/st0 status would fail with the error: > > /dev/st0: No such device if the kernel does not see the tape drive, there most likely is no device there. does /dev/st0 exist? [EMAIL PROTECTED] scsi]$ ls -l /dev/st0 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 9, 0 Apr 11 2002 /dev/st0 Bret > > on a Redhat 9 box ? > > Cheers, > > Aly. > > > > > > > -- > Aly S.P Dharshi > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Southern Alberta Digital Library Project > > > "A good speech is like a good dress > that's short enough to be interesting > and long enough to cover the subject" > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
