From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 8 17:45:17 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BE6E16F17E for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:59:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from goodman@mac.hush.com) Received: from smtp3.hushmail.com (smtp3.hushmail.com [65.39.178.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F274643D73 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:59:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from goodman@mac.hush.com) Received: from smtp3.hushmail.com (localhost.hushmail.com [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.hushmail.com (Postfix) with SMTP id AE457A3392 for ; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 08:59:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailserver7.hushmail.com (mailserver7.hushmail.com [65.39.178.62]) by smtp3.hushmail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 08:59:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mailserver7.hushmail.com (Postfix, from userid 65534) id E6897DA834; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 08:59:04 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:59:04 +0400 To: From: "Bob Goodman" Content-type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Message-Id: <20060608155904.E6897DA834@mailserver7.hushmail.com> Cc: Nick Subject: Re: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: goodman@mac.hush.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 17:45:19 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >Help please with connection sa0 devices. >I try to make the following: >mount/dev/sa0/mnt/type >The system gives out: >Block device required > >I can not understand that occurs. It is simple I the first time on >FreeBSD work with tape stores > >-- > > Nick mailto:nick@skif.itcom.net.ua I assume that you actually _have_ spaces in the mount command you issue. Anyway, in http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-scsi/2004- April/001096.html they say that [QUOTE] > > > > [root at cpr]/dev(185): mount /dev/nsa0 /mnt/tape/ > > > > mount: /dev/nsa0: Block device required > > > > > > You can't mount a tape drive like that. mount only works for disk devices > > > with filesystems. [UNQUOTE] So, seems that you need mt(1) to use tapes. :) Bob Goodman -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify Version: Hush 2.5 wkYEARECAAYFAkSISVUACgkQAQ09syE0bn5YRQCgmyj136nrllD+EvTKhlmtwPkKSXMA nREggQscYlQyi1csicpZHA8r5SXk =tAWe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Concerned about your privacy? Instantly send FREE secure email, no account required http://www.hushmail.com/send?l=480 Get the best prices on SSL certificates from Hushmail https://www.hushssl.com?l=485