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Date:      Mon, 13 Nov 1995 15:23:50 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
To:        Raul Zighelboim <mango@communique.net>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org, Jacques Vidrine <nectar@communique.net>
Subject:   Re: /dev/rst0 not configured....
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.89.9511131531.F22860-0100000@kryten.atinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.A32.3.91.951113134832.27318K-100000@ryu.communique.net>

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	please check the output of /sbin/dmesg.   you are looking for a lines
similar to:

ncr1 scanning for targets 0..6 (V2 pl23 95/09/07)
(ncr1:4:0): "EXABYTE EXB-4200 114" type 1 removable SCSI 2
st0(ncr1:4:0): Sequential-Access 
st0(ncr1:4:0): asynchronous.

st0(ncr1:4:0): asynchronous.

	if you do not have something similar, the tape  drive was not 
recognized at boot.

On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, Raul Zighelboim wrote:

> 
> I am trying to backup my system on /dev/rst0 (SCSI tape drive).
> 
> If I try to access the drive I get a 'device not configured' error.
> ----- # tar -cf /dev/rst0 /
> ----- tar: can't open /dev/rst0 : Device not configured
> 
> But the device was configure on the Kernel:
> ---- controller      scbus0  #base SCSI code
> ---- device          ch0     #SCSI media changers
> ---- device          sd0     #SCSI disks
> ---- device          st0     #SCSI tapes
> 
> And created on /dev:
> # ls -l rst0*
> crw-r-----  2 root  operator   14,   0 Nov  2 21:08 rst0
> crw-r-----  2 root  operator   14,   0 Nov  2 21:08 rst0.0
> crw-r-----  1 root  operator   14,   4 Nov  2 21:08 rst0.1
> crw-r-----  1 root  operator   14,   8 Nov  2 21:08 rst0.2
> crw-r-----  1 root  operator   14,  12 Nov  2 21:08 rst0.3
> 
> And I am running the correct Kernel.
> 
> I also check know for a fact that there is a tape on the drive.
> Sugestions ?
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