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Date:      Tue, 15 Apr 1997 10:28:52 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Andre Albsmeier <Andre.Albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   What is correct: "device st0" or "tape st0"
Message-ID:  <199704150828.KAA04284@curry.mchp.siemens.de>

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Hi,

in LINT we can read:

# The syntax for wiring down devices is:

# controller    scbus0 at ahc0          # Single bus device
# controller    scbus1 at ahc1 bus 0    # Single bus device
# controller    scbus3 at ahc2 bus 0    # Twin bus device
# controller    scbus2 at ahc2 bus 1    # Twin bus device
# disk          sd0 at scbus0 target 0 unit 0
# disk          sd1 at scbus3 target 1
# disk          sd2 at scbus2 target 3
# tape          st1 at scbus1 target 6
# device        cd0 at scbus?

# "units" (SCSI logical unit number) that are not specified are 
# treated as if specified as LUN 0.

# All SCSI devices allocate as many units as are required.

# The "unknown" device (uk? in pre-2.0.5) is now part of the base SCSI
# configuration and doesn't have to be explicitly configured.

controller      scbus0  #base SCSI code
device          ch0     #SCSI media changers
device          sd0     #SCSI disks
device          st0     #SCSI tapes
device          cd0     #SCSI CD-ROMs
device          od0     #SCSI optical disk


Now what is correct: The upper, commented out line with "tape" or
the lower line with "device"? Or doesn't it matter if I declare 
my tape as "tape" or "device"?

Thanks
	-Andre



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