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Date:      21 Apr 2000 12:51:45 +0200
From:      naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de (Christian Weisgerber)
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: tar error question
Message-ID:  <8dpbs1$g7i$1@bigeye.rhein-neckar.de>
References:  <0004210109436K.20335@weba8.iname.net>

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<big-sky@altavista.net> wrote:

> Trying to tar -x ip-fil3.3.12.tar and I get an error:

This means: "extract a file named ip-fil3.3.12.tar from the default
archive source" (either set by $TAPE or if this variable is undefined
from the compiled-in default device).

Is this what you are actually trying to do?

> tar: can't open /dev/rsa0 : Device not configured

Your kernel doesn't have support for SCSI tape drives compiled in or
you don't have such a device connected to you machine.

-- 
Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                  naddy@mips.rhein-neckar.de



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