scsi tape device support

[geoff rainey]

uname -a
Linux fluffy 2.4.21 #1 SMP Wed Jul 16 15:57:26 NZST 2003 i686 unknown
Obviously not a redhat kernel as you say.
Apparantly it did work with this kernel at some point.
Yes, I know the kernel is rather old, we are limited to the 7.1 OS by an
existing customised app.

cheers,
Geoff.


On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 23:38, Ed Wilts wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 04:24:42PM +1200, geoff rainey wrote:
> > cat /etc/redhat-release
> > 7.1
> > 
> > uname -a
> > 2.4.21 
> 
> Red Hat never released a 2.4.21 kernel for 7.1.  The last they released
> was 2.4.20 and that was in December, 2003.  I don't believe you're
> running a Red Hat supplied kernel since I've never seen them deliver a
> kernel version 2.4.21 without any other numbers in it.  For that matter,
> you've also chosen to cut out most of the rest of the uname -a output.
>  
> > Kernel has been upgraded. I do not know the history of the problem. The
> > internal DAT drive model is :
> 
> So you don't know if it has ever worked?
>  
> > The kernel believes it is a SDT10000, when in fact it is a compaq 20/40
> > internal dat drive.
> 
> This drive is on the hardware compatibility list for 8.0:
> http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/?pagename=details&hid=4724
> 
> Try this to see if it helps you get anywhere:
> http://sony.storagesupport.com/dds/tapeutility_linux.htm
> 
> You do realize that 7.1 is ancient don't you?
> 
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