scsi tape device support

[geoff rainey]

Hello,

cat /etc/redhat-release
7.1

uname -a
2.4.21 

Kernel has been upgraded. I do not know the history of the problem. The
internal DAT drive model is :

The kernel believes it is a SDT10000, when in fact it is a compaq 20/40
internal dat drive.

Specifically the problem is:

mt -f /dev/nst0 status
/dev/nst0: No such device or address

nor /dev/nst1, /dev/tape ..

kind regards,
Geoff.


On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 15:17, Ed Wilts wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 02:55:58PM +1200, geoff rainey wrote:
> > Good day,
> > 
> > I have a DL380 with an internal SCSI tape device, redhat 7.3, kernel version is 2.4.21.
> > Kernel does not recognize the device correctly, thinks it is DLT. This problem has just become evident
> > and the box has not been rebooted for 1 year.
> 
> I didn't think that 2.4.21 has been out for a year.  Please do:
> uname -a
> and see what it says. I'm guessing that it's not 2.4.21.
>  
> > Do you think:
> > 
> > a) reboot the server, see what the kernel says about the device.
> 
> You haven't told us what kind of tape drive it is so making a prediction
> about what will fix an unknown problem is a bit tough.  There are
> internal DLT drives.  Has the tape been working but just recognized
> incorrectly?  If so, what problem are you really trying to fix?
> 
> > d) none of the above..
> 
> First let's define the problem, if any, and then work towards a fix.  If
> you've been applying kernels regularly but not rebooting, then a reboot
> might be in order.
> 
> -- 
> Ed Wilts, RHCE
> Mounds View, MN, USA
> mailto:ewilts at ewilts.org
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