Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 13:04:32 -0700 From: Murray <mgd@brutus.converging.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: how to mount a tape drive? Message-ID: <20010202130432.A357@converging.net>
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Reply-To: I came to work today and found a series of errors on the console related to the tape drive. The messages referred to device sa0 (my drive) and ncr0 (the scsi controller). The drive is a HP-T20. I have a script that runs everyday and which sends a log to my email account. The log said: tar can't write to /dev/rsa0: Input/output error. The console display also said that I had to use OFFLINE, REWIND, OR MTEOM to bring sa0 back on line. I simply would like to look at the contents of the tape drive to see if the tape backup worked. In addition, can you send commands to the tape drive to determine that it is functioning properly. I tried to mount the tape using: mount /dev/rsa0 /tape and I received the error: mount: Block device required. If I used sa0 instead of rsa0, I received the error: no such file or directory. I created a tape directory at root. Are there any good references on using tape devices with FreeBAD 4.2. The Handbook is a bit skimpy on info. -- Murray Davis Converging Technology Solutions Edmonton, AB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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