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How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

ckchai — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 06:16:51 GMT

I have added a new DDS4 Tape drive to a HP LH6000 Netserver O/S RedHat Linux 8.0

The Tape drives is detected at the bios Level.
But I cannot locate or detect the Tape drive at OS Level.

How to verify whether the Tape Drive is detected and working?

Would like to say thanks,for those who help.

Re: How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

Huc_1 — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 06:18:52 GMT

You should find trace of this in your dmesg

# dmesg

also

cat /proc/scsi/scsi

J-P

Re: How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

Huc_1 — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 06:22:42 GMT

You can also do the following log in as root

#mt -f /dev/sr0 status

Normaly your tape should be seem as sr0 ans status should return tape info .

and last a

cdrecord -scanbus as root should show you the tape

J-P

Re: How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

Paulo A G Fessel — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 16:39:03 GMT

Hi, ckchai.

Take a look into this thread:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=223557

HTH
Paulo Fessel

Re: How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:46:49 GMT

It sounds like one of a few issues:

Perhaps a scsi conflict.

More likely, you need to follow the procedure for installing the tape driver to the OS. If this tape drive unit is not on the hardware compatability list at http://www.redhat.com then you need to get a driver from IBM and follow the install procedures.

This may also involve a kernel modification.

SEP

Re: How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

Stuart Browne — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:58:13 GMT

For the record, I think Huc meant 'mt -f /dev/st0' (not sr0).

Apart from that, all good advice so far ;)

Let us know how you go.

Re: How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

Huc_1 — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 21:03:41 GMT

Yes, st0 it is... nice to know one does not get away easely with error's will have to double check ..

J-P

Re: How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

ckchai — Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:28:32 GMT

Thanks for all the reply.
Especially Huc.

I'm will try out the command, will let u all know the result and points reward.

Have a nice day.