* On 2004:03:08:15:20:15-0600 I, Michael D Schleif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, scribed: > * David Goodenough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004:03:08:19:27:39+0000] scribed: > > On Monday 08 March 2004 18:57, Michael D Schleif wrote: > > > * Alexis Huxley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004:03:08:15:06:04+0000] scribed: <snip />
> > > > Run: > > > > > > > > grep _ST= /boot/config-* > > > > > > > > to see if how the tape driver is compiled (y=in kernel, m=module, n=not > > > > compiled at all). > > > > > > > > If you see 'y' it should work, I hope you don't see that! :-) > > > > > > > > If 'm' then have you loaded the module? Try 'lsmod'. Do you see it > > > > listed?) > > > > > > > > If 'n' then you need to make a new kernel from sources. > > > > > > I will have to boot back into 2.6.3 later today. > > > > > > I am using the stock Debian kernel: > > > > > > kernel-image-2.6.3-1-686 > > > > > > From config-2.6.3-1-686: > > > > > > # > > > # SCSI device support > > > # > > > CONFIG_SCSI=m > > > CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y > > > > > > # > > > # SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM) > > > # > > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m > > > CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m > > > > As ST is a module, have you tried loading the module explicitly. There have > > been one of two cases where modules got autoloaded in 2.4 and are not in > > 2.6. > > > > David > > > CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST=m > > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=m > > > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR_VENDOR is not set > > > CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m > > > > > > # > > > # Some SCSI devices (e.g. CD jukebox) support multiple LUNs > > > # > > > CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN=y > > > # CONFIG_SCSI_REPORT_LUNS is not set > > > CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS=y > > > CONFIG_SCSI_LOGGING=y > > Yes, I rebooted back into 2.6.3, and `st' was *NOT* loaded; but, this > works: > > sudo modprobe st > > Now, lsmod shows that it is loaded, AND I can access /dev/nst0 !?!? > > I have reviewed module-init-tools ; but, I do not see anything there > that I am missing. I will upgrade from 3.0-pre9-1 to 3.0-pre10-1 after > I post this. For the record, upgrading module-init-tools did the trick for me! I do not know why this worked, because the changelog indicates only some upstream release issue. Also, as a loadable module (regardless kernel 2.4.25 or 2.6.3), `st' is _not_ loaded (e.g., lsmod) until userland tries to use it. In my case, that is the `mt-st' package, which I have not changed in many weeks. Bottomline, I upgraded module-init-tools and rebooted, and now userland has no problems communicating with /dev/nst0. Thank you for your help. -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
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