> > : having problems getting 1.2.9 kernel to recognize a newly attached Exa-Byte
> > : 8200SX 8mm SCSI tape drive. Cant be any scsi-id clashes. Recompiled kernel
> > : with scsi-tape support, its in there. Drive works fine from (gasp) DOS.
> > : Any help is appreciated!
> > : al-man
Hey al-man...
I see two possibilities: 1) did you rerun lilo to install the kernel
with scsi tape support (I sometimes forget this and bang my head
against a wall for awhile :-)) and 2) do you have the proper devices
in /dev/ to handle scsi tape? You need st0 and nst0 in /dev or you'll
get that message, I think. Check out the SCSI-HOWTO to get the proper
major and minor numbers for the devices. Alternatively, you could
just use MAKEDEV /dev/*st* and you *should* get all the devices made
properly (the howto says it should work, but isn't too sure
itself...;-)).
Good Luck
Bret
PS: just thought of a third possibility: does your SCSI card's bios
detect the tape drive at boot (i.e. before the kernel starts booting)?
Is the drive properly terminated? If this is your only external drive,
you may need to terminate the tape drive and *un*terminate your SCSI card.
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