on Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 10:54:55AM -0800, Jason Weidman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Can someone tell me how to setup my Tandberg SCSI tape backup on my > debian box?
What have you attempted, and what problems have you had to date?
Is this a standard SCSI DAT tape device? If so, install the hardware,
configure your SCSI termination as required. You may need to add or
remove termination, see your card and hardware references for details --
often, you're OK with defaults, so try this first, then change things if
you get problems. You should be able to enter SCSI setup during boot
and see the device listed.
You'll need SCSI tape support. If the kernel has compiled-in support,
you'll see the something like following message on boot or by typing
'dmesg' after you've rebooted the system:
Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0
If the kernel doesn't detect the device on boot, you'll need to either
load st.o as a module or compile it in. If you're running a stock
kernel, it should be available:
$ insmod st.o
...and confirm the kernel's found the device with 'dmesg' and/or
'lsmod'.
You should then be able to confirm the tape exists:
$ mt status
or if that doesn't work, specify the device explicitly:
$ mt status /dev/nst0
Report back with any questions or problems.
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