Did you check dmesg to see if your tape drive is being found? The mt utility should find your device if the kernel did.
<<JAV>> On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 02:44, Eric Medina wrote: > 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 > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
