Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:56:46 -0400 From: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tape changer, but not tape drive Message-ID: <48163A0E.7090205@langille.org> In-Reply-To: <200804280915.m3S9EdDL047610@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <DDE78AB2-AB5E-483C-B15D-EF4626E2474B@langille.org> <200804280915.m3S9EdDL047610@fire.js.berklix.net>
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Julian H. Stacey wrote: > Dan Langille wrote: >> I've added a DLT tape library to a system that already had a DLT tape >> drive. >> >> The problem: dmesg shows only one tape drive, the original. The tape >> library's tape drive is not showing up. > > Years back I heard over lunch (never saw it) of some tape carousels > (DAT) that had both a scsi & serial interface. SCSI for data flow, > serial for media selection. Might your selector have another interface > that needs connecting & probing ? There is a serial port, but I do not recall ever using it. You can see it here: http://www.freebsddiary.org/images/tape-libraries-cables.jpg And this image shows the names of the scsi connectors? http://www.freebsddiary.org/images/tape-libraries-connections.jpg -- Dan Langille BSDCan - The Technical BSD Conference : http://www.bsdcan.org/ PGCon - The PostgreSQL Conference: http://www.pgcon.org/
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