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Date:      Mon, 13 Nov 1995 12:50:09 -0800 (PST)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com>
To:        mango@communique.net (Raul Zighelboim)
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org, nectar@communique.net
Subject:   Re: /dev/rst0 not configured....
Message-ID:  <199511132050.MAA25132@ref.tfs.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.A32.3.91.951113134832.27318K-100000@ryu.communique.net> from "Raul Zighelboim" at Nov 13, 95 01:54:12 pm

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whether it is in /dev isn't important..
"not configured" says that the  kernel
doesn't know about it

if you type 'dmesg'
can you see a reference to st0 in it?
(send a copy here is in doubt)

> 
> 
> 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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