How to detected a DDS4 tape drive?

[ckchai]

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.

[Huc_1 · Accepted solution]

You should find trace of this in your dmesg

# dmesg

also

cat /proc/scsi/scsi

J-P

[Huc_1]

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

[Paulo A G Fessel]

Hi, ckchai.

Take a look into this thread:

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

HTH
Paulo Fessel

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[Stuart Browne]

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.

[Huc_1]

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

J-P

[ckchai]

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.