Create DDS tape device

[Daivd Gwin]

I am running HPUX 10.x and I am having problems creating a DDS tape device file. The device is showing up in an ioscan as unknown HP1533A. I have tried using:

mksf -C tape -H 8.12.5.3 -b DDS1

I am trying to create the device file:
/dev/rmt/0m

Thank you

[prajeesh · Accepted solution]

Hi,
unknown indicates that the driver to handle the scsi tape drive is not included in the kernel.Add the driver as follows

1.sam->kernel configuration-> drivers
2.locate for the driver name stape
3.check the current state column.If it is showing as out do the following (otherwise ignore this reply)
4.highlight the line ,go to actions menu and select add driver to kernel
5.rebuild the kernel and reboot the system

next time when the system comes up it will automatically creates the device files for the DDS device.check the files in the /dev/rmt directory.still device files are not created try with insf commmand.

[Andy Monks]

Hi

Try just doing 'insf -e -H '

[melvyn burnard]

you may be missing the correct driver in the kernel.
It would help if you specified the System, e.g. D-class or K-class, and provided an ioscan output for reference, as this would tell us what card you are connected to.

[Ivan Coenegrachts]

First, see if the driver is installed :
sam -> kernel config -> drivers. You should have 'stape' marked as "in". If not, you'll have to load the driver into the kernel. Look under the 'Action'-menu.

If this is ok, you can create the device files also with SAM : sam -> Peripheral Devices -> Tape Drives. Select the tape drive according to the HW-path, and in menu Actions, choose "Create Device Files". This will in fact do the mksf.

[Daivd Gwin]

Thank you to all for the help. I was missing the driver from the kernal.
As a side note, it would help, when assigning points, to have the point values and descriptions listed.

[Nikhil Chaudhari]

Pls try to create the device file with the help iof command

insf -e -C tape

i hope this will work in your case.

Regards

Nikhil