tape drive

[Roberto_80]

Hello,

I just bought a HP Proliant DL380 G3 Server with a internal DAT Tape Drive.
Both the port number and the scsi number are detected by the Smart Array 5i Controller when booting up.
I install Redhat 2.1 (2.4.9 kernel version), I am not able to rewind the tape or detect the tape drive.
I cannot access the tape drive. I tried the following commands:

# mt status
/dev/tape: No such file or directory
# mt -f /dev/st0 status
/dev/st0: No such device
# mt -f /dev/st1 status
/dev/st1: No such device

lspci command show the following:

00:00.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0012 (rev 13)
00:00.1 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0012
00:00.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0000
00:03.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
00:04.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device b203 (rev 01)
00:04.2 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device b204 (rev 01)
00:0f.0 ISA bridge: ServerWorks CSB5 South Bridge (rev 93)
00:0f.1 IDE interface: ServerWorks CSB5 IDE Controller (rev 93)
00:0f.2 USB Controller: ServerWorks OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller (rev 05)
00:0f.3 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0225
00:10.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0101 (rev 05)
00:10.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0101 (rev 05)
00:11.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0101 (rev 05)
00:11.2 Host bridge: ServerWorks: Unknown device 0101 (rev 05)
01:03.0 RAID bus controller: Compaq Computer Corporation Smart Array 5i/532 (rev 01)
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: BROADCOM Corporation: Unknown device 16a7 (rev 02)
02:02.0 Ethernet controller: BROADCOM Corporation: Unknown device 16a7 (rev 02)
06:1e.0 PCI Hot-plug controller: Compaq Computer Corporation PCI Hotplug Controller (rev 14)

May I know what should I do to run the tape drive? is a problem about kernel support? Please let me know if you got any solution. Thanks in advance.

regards

Roberto Día

[Mobeen_1]

Roberto,
I'm using a Seagate SCSI 4mm DAT
tape which I use to perform tars and dumps to under RH 7.1.

You should not have to do any configuration as far as I remember. After the machine comes up, it will be referenced as /dev/st0. Note the no-rewind is referenced as /dev/nst0.

Some commands that I use for example:
tar -cvf /dev/st0 /home # to backup up
the /home partition via tar

dump 0uf /dev/nst0 /dev/sda0 # dump the /dev/sda0 unto the tape without
rewinding.

Look for the /dev/st0 on your system and let me know

regards
Mobeen

[Steven E. Protter]

If the test fails, try the standard stuff, cables and termination. Normally if the cable is wrong it won't detect, but you never know.

Also does the device show up on th GUI hardware browswer?

SEP

[Roberto Polli]

Even if you stole my name on the forum I'll give you the solution ;-)


Everyting is already on the link.
Peace, R.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=198605

[Shaikh Imran]

hi,
there is rpm called as 'mtst' available in one of the Red-Hat Cd's installing this rpm you should be able to use the tape drive properly.

Regards