On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 07:44:32 Bret Hughes wrote:
> is /dev/tape linked to st0?
>
> try mt status /dev/st0
>
> is the st module loaded?
>
> lsmod
>
> if not try
>
> insmod st
>
> you can create /dev/tape if it does not exist.
>
> ln -s /dev/st0 /dev/tape
>
Ys, the st module is loaded. I did what you suggested and linked /dev/st0 to
/dev/tape. I tried running mt status and nothing seems to be happening. I
cant even use ctl-C to kill it or ctl-Z to suspend it. Same thing goes with
tar. I tried:
tar -c -f /dev/st0 backup
just to test and nothing seems to be happening. Cant also kill or suspend. I
used to do my tape backups in IRIX and was pretty much straightforward and
easy for me. Just plug the drive to the scsi port and run tar or mt and
that's it. That's why i thought it'd be easy for me to do it in linux. Have
any idea what's wrong? Could it be a hardware thing? Is there a linux
utility that will allow me to test the communication to the tape drive? Im
pretty much clueless when it comes to doing tape backups in linux. Thanks.
eric
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