Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:58:10 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mike Alich <mike@cyber-com.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape Drive Message-ID: <19980319095810.48993@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3510456C.2E20D561@cyber-com.net>; from Mike Alich on Wed, Mar 18, 1998 at 05:06:36PM -0500 References: <3510456C.2E20D561@cyber-com.net>
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On Wed, 18 March 1998 at 17:06:36 -0500, Mike Alich wrote: > HELP! > > I have installed a new DAT drive. The systems detected it as the > Archive Python and is it recognized at "st0". What exactly is the > "st0" I can not find it in my /dev directory. st0 is the generic name of the device. In the /dev directory, you'll only find the raw device /dev/rst0, along with its non-rewinding version /dev/nrst0. > What command do I need to do to access this drive? I have tried "mt -f > /dev/st0ctl.0 status" and that is the only thing that works. I can't > seem to get the "mt" command to rewind or erase the drive. Can you help > my to identify the correct device to talk with the drive? Use the device names above. I use tar to read and write the tape. Others use dump and amanda. I discuss this topic in some detail in "The Complete FreeBSD", second edition (http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm). To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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