Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 10:19:46 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Joe.Warner@smed.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape Device not recognized/not configured Message-ID: <20000808101946.D92263@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <85256934.007EF8AE.00@Deimos.smed.com>; from Joe.Warner@smed.com on Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 05:08:38PM -0600 References: <85256934.007EF8AE.00@Deimos.smed.com>
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On Monday, 7 August 2000 at 17:08:38 -0600, Joe.Warner@smed.com wrote: > > > Hi, > > In an effort to start backing up my file systems, I've installed an > Adaptec 2944 Ultra SCSI adapter and an Exabyte EXB-8505DT (8mm/5gb) tape > drive. I've compiled support for the SCSI adapter into my kernel and after > rebooting, my system recognized it but for some reason, I can't access the > tape drive. If I try to format a tape or create and send a tar archive to > it, I just get the message "device not configured". I suspect you're misunderstanding something here. You don't format 8mm tape. > The information in my books and The FreeBSD Handbook indicated that > all SCSI controllers use the same set of /dev entries, so you don't > need to create them. I've tried accessing my tape drive via the > device listings /dev/nrsa0 and /dev/rsa0 and nothing works. Am I > trying to use the wrong device? Not so far. > Is there something else I need to compile into my kernel? No. > Any help or information on this would be appreciated. OK, let's see the relevant parts of your dmesg output (where it detects the tape) and the exact commands you're entering. Note also that you'll get a "device not configured" error if there is no tape in the drive. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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