TapeDrive

hb21l6 · 07-25-2008, 09:10 AM

Fedora release 7 (Moonshine)
2.6.23.12-52.fc7

I'm trying to install and get working a scsi tapedrive.

I think its installed, as this is what its telling me is on the scsi drive
Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
Vendor: HP Model: Ultrium 2-SCSI Rev: F5CD
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03

But when I issue "mt -f /dev/st0 status" i get nothing back.

Any ideas?

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bigrigdriver · 07-27-2008, 12:41 AM

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But when I issue "mt -f /dev/st0 status" i get nothing back.

Is that with a tape in the drive, or with the drive empty?

hb21l6 · 07-28-2008, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by bigrigdriver

Is that with a tape in the drive, or with the drive empty?

Yeah, theres a tape in the Drive.
I've started looking at MT-ST. hopefully I will find some answers with this.

hb

hb21l6 · 07-28-2008, 06:00 AM

sorted..
the MT commands wasn't working?
I reinstalled "yum install mt-st" and that sorted it

cheers anyway.