by > I am having a problem getting my system to recognize a DLT4500 tape drive. The
> system is an Axil 320 (Sparc 20 clone) running Solaris 2.4. I have updated the
> st.conf to include the definition for the DLT 4500, I have booted the system
> using "boot -r" and it still doesn't recognize it. I had no problem connecting
> the DLT 4500 to another machine (an Axil 311, Sparc 10 clone, also running
> Solaris 2.4). The Axil 311 recognized the drive the first time I tried. I am
> even using the exact same st.conf file on the Axil 320 that I used on the
> Axil 311.
> Anybody have any ideas? The only difference that I can think of between the
> two systems is that at one point I had a Sun QIC tape drive connected to the
> Axil 320 at SCSI ID 4 (which is what the DLT 4500 is set to). Could this be
> the problem? Could some files that were configured when the QIC drive was
> connected still be* around keeping the system from recognizing the
> DLT 4500? I tried removing all /dev/rst, /dev/nrst, and /dev/rmt files but
> that didn't help either.
> Any help on this problem would be greatly appreciated. I've looked on the Web,
> in FAQs, on the SunSolve CDs, and spent an hour on the phone to Quantum
> tech-support, all without a solution.
> Please email responses. Thanks.
> --
> Systems Engineer
> GORCA Systems, Inc.
> Cherry Hill, NJ
should tell you whether or not the system sees anything at target 4.
If the system sees "something" at target 4 but can't tell what it is,
I'd blame the st.conf file.
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