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To: Manuel Hendel <manuel@hendel.net>
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Subject: Re: atapi tape drives with freebsd
References: <20030205133855.GE27719@partagas.as.de.cw.net>
From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
Date: 05 Feb 2003 11:37:23 -0500
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Manuel Hendel <manuel@hendel.net> writes:

> I got a Seagate Hornet ATAPI Tage Drive. Actually this should work
> with /dev/ast0 but I always get "mt: /dev/ast0: Device not configured"
> when I try to do a "mt -f /dev/ast0 rewind".
> Does anyone know where to find a documentation for this?

Well, "man ast" to start with...

>                                                          Or can anyone
> help me?

Assuming you have the device in your kernel (it *is* part of the
GENERIC kernel), make sure that /dev/ast0 actually exists.

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