topic Re: Device numbering in Operating System - HP-UX

Device numbering

Larry Basford — Thu, 10 May 2001 12:46:47 GMT

How can I set the tape drive back to 0 for my 4mm and 1 for my DLT?
I am moving a Lawson system from a D380 to a K370. ( yea I know ) I booted the D's recovery tape to setup the K.
Now my DLT is /dev/rmt/2m and 4mm is /dev/rmt/3m
Also predictive setup /dev/cul2p7
not /dev/cul0p7 like on my other K's

Re: Device numbering

MANOJ SRIVASTAVA — Thu, 10 May 2001 12:53:24 GMT

Hi Larry

Please go the /dev/rmt directory and note down the major and minor nos for both the devices . Delete the associated device files and then recreate is using mknod command by interchanging the major/minor for one with the major /minor of the other. This should do the trick.

Manoj Srivastava

Re: Device numbering

Larry Basford — Thu, 10 May 2001 13:01:53 GMT

What I need
# ioscan -f|grep tape
tape 0 10/4/8.6.0 tape2 CLAIMED DEVICE DEC DLT2000 15/30 GB
tape 1 10/12/5.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP HP35480A

what I get
# ioscan -f|grep tape
tape 2 10/4/8.6.0 tape2 CLAIMED DEVICE DEC DLT2000 15/30 GB
tape 3 10/12/5.0.0 stape CLAIMED DEVICE HP HP35480A

Re: Device numbering

Juan González — Thu, 10 May 2001 13:13:58 GMT

Hi Larry,
the X in /dev/rmt/Xm matches with the instance number of the tape device, so it's which you have to change.
It's no easy.I append an example of how to do it.

Best regards
JGM

Re: Device numbering

Carlos Fernandez Riera — Thu, 10 May 2001 13:48:33 GMT

Juan:

changing ioinit is very usefull in other ciscustances.
I think taht for this question is enough with ( see duplicated question):http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0x55a7ee3e323bd5118fef0090279cd0f9,00.html