USB DAT72 Tape Drive on RedHat Linux

[kimcstrike]

Hi All,

Im a new in linux environment.
I just installed the USB DAT 72 Tape Drive into the ML350 G5, the server already runs with RedHat Enterprise Linux ES3.

The Tape drive is not detected in the Linux.

How do i detect the newly connected USB tape drive?

[Ralph Grothe]

Hi,

I have no familiarity with USB tape drives, and how to use them under Linux.
Usually a USB device is discovered my the kernel when it is plugged in.
On plug-in you should consult /var/log/messages and dmesg for any notifications.
Also the lsusb command might show something.
Some USB devices require a piece of closed source firmware to be usable.
Many Linux distros don't bundle such firmware because of either ethical reasons (e.g. Debian) or to avoid legal hassle (e.g. RH).
Sometimes it is reported in /var/log/messages what sort of firmware is required and even where to get it.
Then often, downloading the firmware and copying it to /lib/firmware, and replugging the device should automagically load the needed driver (check with lsmod).

[skt_skt]

Here is what i observer in one of my server




#cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 8)

#lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

#rpm -qa|grep -i usb
usbutils-0.11-2
libusb-devel-0.1.6-3
libusb-0.1.6-3