https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/device-drivers-on-linux/m-p/2748707#M78638 Hello Rene,<BR /><BR />To achieve this on Hp-ux, you would have used /dev/rmt/0mn, 1mn, ... where "n" stands for "no-rewind on close".<BR /><BR />With Linux, you can do the same using /dev/nst0, /dev/nst1...<BR /><BR />To position somewhere on the tape device, the command is the same on both systems : "mt".<BR /><BR />Good luck.<BR /><BR />Kodjo<BR /> Thu, 20 Jun 2002 20:15:58 GMT Kodjo Agbenu 2002-06-20T20:15:58Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/device-drivers-on-linux/m-p/2748706#M78637 Hi, <BR />I'm having a problem with (i think) using device drivers under linux.<BR />The issue: a customers creates a tape using the dd command (on HP-UX) the contents of the tape consist of 3 files: a header, a data and a trailer file.<BR />The header file is written to the standard device file for the tape the other files are written with a separate dd command each to a device file with an extra character at the end (e.g block or character device file).<BR />The question: how can i achieve the same on a linux environment? (RedHat 6.2)<BR /><BR />thanx for any suggestions!<BR /><BR />regards <BR /><BR />Rene Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:06:48 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/device-drivers-on-linux/m-p/2748706#M78637 Rene Krewinkel_1 2002-06-20T12:06:48Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/device-drivers-on-linux/m-p/2748707#M78638 Hello Rene,<BR /><BR />To achieve this on Hp-ux, you would have used /dev/rmt/0mn, 1mn, ... where "n" stands for "no-rewind on close".<BR /><BR />With Linux, you can do the same using /dev/nst0, /dev/nst1...<BR /><BR />To position somewhere on the tape device, the command is the same on both systems : "mt".<BR /><BR />Good luck.<BR /><BR />Kodjo<BR /> Thu, 20 Jun 2002 20:15:58 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/device-drivers-on-linux/m-p/2748707#M78638 Kodjo Agbenu 2002-06-20T20:15:58Z