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Edwin Ruiz_2
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‎11-04-2003 09:25 AM

‎11-04-2003 09:25 AM

Name of device tape

How can i know name of tape device files? i supposed is /dev/st but tar is created on / directory.. i want to make backup to tape DLT 7000
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Stuart Browne
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‎11-04-2003 10:08 AM

‎11-04-2003 10:08 AM

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Re: Name of device tape

The first tape device name is usually /dev/st0 (or /dev/nst0 for no-rewind), if you are using a normal SCSI/IDE tape drive.

Check to make sure your 'st' module is installed (lsmod), and see what your console messages say with regards to 'st' devices (dmesg | grep st).
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