Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 14:41:20 -0500 (EST) From: Jaime Kikpole <jaime@malkav.snowmoon.com> To: white@la.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATAPI tape drive (wst0) problem. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912121437570.54331-100000@malkav.snowmoon.com> In-Reply-To: <19991212213113.A3710@extra.dp.ua>
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On Sun, 12 Dec 1999, Alexander Prohorenko wrote: > FreeBSD 3.3-STABLE i386 > wdc1: unit 1 (atapi): <SuperStation-Int/1.06>, removable, accel, iordy > options ATAPI > device wst0 > cd /dev > ./MAKEDEV wst0 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 90, 0 Dec 12 12:05 /dev/rwst0 Looks good so far to my slightly experienced eyes. > mt -f /dev/rwst0 status > > I'm getting: > > mt: /dev/rwst0: Device not configured When I first started dealing with tape drives (on sa0, for me) I found that "Device not configured" often translates to "You forgot to insert a tape into the drive first." Are you trying to use the command when there isn't a tape in the drive? Are you using the correct type of tape? Does the wst driver actually handle the kind of tape drive that you have? Jaime To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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