Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:12:32 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Time for my first backup, how do I install a DDS drive?? Message-ID: <20011125171232.A48911@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <000701c175cb$78d2b410$0a00000a@atkielski.com>; from anthony@freebie.atkielski.com on Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:08:50PM %2B0100 References: <000701c175cb$78d2b410$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 05:08:50PM +0100, Anthony Atkielski wrote: Please don't crosspost camcontrol devlist will tell you what the FreeBSD kernel sees as far as SCSI devices. You want to include the 'sa' device for sequential access aka SCSI tape devices Wilko > Well, I've been sifting through the handbook and the Web and some books, looking > for a procedure that would allow me to install my spare DDS drive on the system, > and I haven't found out how to do it, so I'll ask here. > > I have just attached an HP 6000e external DDS drive (C1533A) as the one and only > device on an Adaptec 2930W SCSI adapter that was already present when I > installed FreeBSD (although it had nothing attached to it at the time). FreeBSD > appears to be aware of the controller, but not of the drive. The SCSI BIOS on > the adapter card sees the tape drive and recognizes it. All I have to do, it > seems, is figure out how to persuade FreeBSD to see this drive. I assume I have > to install a driver or enable something, but how? I didn't see any sign of a > sa0 or nsa0 device in the kernel configuration file. What do I have to change > or add? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message ---end of quoted text--- -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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