Device file creation problem

[Noble Sebastian]

Hi Friend ,

My os hp 11.0 , i reinstall os , after that i add tape drive .
now tape drive is notwroking

ioscan -f

tape is unclamied then
i create insf -H 16/5.2.0 -e
command is working but device is unclamied
i try mksf ,then also notworking
can u give me soulation for craeting device file


thanks

[RAC_1]

Does it have any hardware problems? Check cables, connections. man ioscan . unknown states mostly refers to a hardware which is not supported.

[Raj D.]

Noble,
Check Hardware , it should be connected properly and working ok, then do insf -C tape , install the tape2/stape driver in sam , reboot, check ioscan -fnC tape , if ok --> mt -t /dev/rmt/0mn status.
Take a test backup.

Cheers,
Raj.

[Bill Hassell]

The tape drive is not responding so there is no hardware present (or improperly addressed), or the tape driver is not present. What model is the tape drive?

[Guna_2]

Hi

first confirm, Have u installed driver for that tape drive? Can u post the tape drive model?


Rgds,
Guna

[Torsten.]

Hi,

if the tape drive was not installed at the time of OS installation, the driver is not installed. The unclaimed status loks like this.
Just add the "stape" driver to your kernel and reboot.