Charles: I would not shout at you, you are way too nice of a human being.
I like to capitalize because I cannot underline (or don't know how) using Netscape on Linux. Okay, I will try these things, but I'm sure I did all this before. Then I will get back to you. Will have to wait till the wife gets home so she can watch the Linux server having the IDE Tape Drive as I can neither see nor hear it from my work position. Thanks again Charles. Bye-thanks, Ted PS. I have a couple of streams going on this problem, so I hope it does not get too confusing. Ted Charles Galpin wrote: > > On Sun, 2001-12-30 at 00:16, Ted Hilts wrote: > > I need some basic information about tape units in the Linux > > environment. I understood - perhaps incorrectly - that TAR would work > > with any tape unit as long as the tape unit was properly designated in > > the system. This was according to the builder of the Linux Box. > > > > IS IT NECESSARY TO INSTALL DRIVERS before Linux can utilize a tape unit > > or do the drivers come as part of Linux? The tape unit is Seagate model > > #STT28000A-RF ATAPI drive - Travan 8 Gig. > > > > If drivers are required and if they were installed where would I look > > for them and how would I reenable them? The tape unit is not working > > after the Linux box was serviced and several technicians told me that > > there were no drivers installed. But I am fairly certain the tape unit > > worked when the box was built and was sent in for service. I could be > > mistaken because the box went in for servicing just after it was built. > > It's been many months since this happenned and I am just getting around > > to dealing with the problem. ARE THERE ANY LINUX TAPE EXPERTS OUT > > THERE? I would appreciate your suggestions. > > Please, no need to shout. I do mot consider myself a tape expert, but > since I have had both ATAPI and later SCSI tapes working under linux, I > can help. > > First make sure it's getting recognized. Check /var/log/messages - it > should shouw up as /dev/ht0 > > Second, make symlink to that device from /dev/tape. This just lets > programs like mt use it without having to specify the device. > > Third, unless you have compiled your own kernel, the ide-tape module > should get loaded automatically when you try use the tape. If you have > built your own kernel make sure it is included either as a module or > compiled in. You can do a lsmod to see if the module is loaded. > > Try and use it. You can do things like > > mt status > mt rewind > mt retension > > etc. If they work, try tarring something to it > > tar czf /dev/tape /etc > tar tzf /dev/tape > > Let us know if any of these steps fail and we can help determine why. > > If you are in fact mistaken about this being atapi, everything I just > said is still valid, except the device will appear as /dev/st0. > > One last thing. I have not done this myself, but have heard that using > scsi emulation for the atapi drive works well, and allows you to use > backup programs that usually won't work with atapi drives because of > differences in the wayt mt treats the drives. I plan on trying this > soon. > > > Thanks, Ted > > welcome > > charles > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
