problem with the defenation of the tape drive on sco unix

[shenawy]

hi

I'm facing a problem with my ( DDS4 C5685C ) tape drive on a proliant ML350 G3 server

i have installed a sco open server 5.0.6 and i have define it as follow
ha : ad160 , id : 0 , bus : 0 , lan : 0
exabite 8mm .

but the sco dose not see the tape drive

So please help me on how i configure this driver

Thank you

[Munir_1]

What if you use the SCSI device nodes (/dev/rStp0, /dev/nrStp0, or /dev/xStp0?

If there is no ct device on your system, you need to remove the ct driver from the kernel. The recommended way to do this is by using mkdev(ADM) tape as shown below:


# mkdev tape

Tape Drive Configuration Program

1. Configure a SCSI or Enhanced IDE tape drive
2. Configure a different type of tape drive

Select an option or enter q to quit:
Select 2.

Tape Drive Configuration Program

1. Install a Tape Drive
2. Remove a Tape Drive
3. Change default Tape Drive

Select an option or enter q to quit:
Select 2.

Tape Drive Removal Menu
1. Remove Cartridge Tape Drive
2. Remove Mini-Cartridge Tape Drive
3. Remove Qic-40 or Qic-80 Tape Drive
4. Remove Compaq CPQS Tape Drive

Select an option or enter q to return to the main menu:

Select 1.

Updating system files to effect removal of driver ...

System files have been updated.

Removing default tape devices.

Cartridge Tape Driver and associated devices have been removed.


In /etc/default/boot:
No current boot string.

Enter new string, "rm" to remove string,
or enter q to leave current string as is:

Enter q.

Tape Drive Configuration Program
1. Install a Tape Drive
2. Remove a Tape Drive
3. Change default Tape Drive

Select an option or enter q to quit:


Enter q.

Tape Drive Configuration Program
1. Configure a SCSI or Enhanced IDE tape drive
2. Configure a different type of tape drive

Select an option or enter q to quit:


Enter q.

You must create a new kernel to effect the driver change
you specified.

Do you wish to create a new kernel now? (y/n)


Enter y.
Now that the ct driver is removed from the kernel, you need to run mkdev tape again to remove and re-add your SCSI tape drive.

If you are trying to remove a SCSI tape on OpenServer 5.0.4, you may have trouble with relinking the kernel if you try to relink prior to re-adding the tape drive. See Technical Article 105776, "Kernel relink fails after all SCSI tapes are removed from the link kit."

IMPORTANT NOTE: Failure to remove and re-add the SCSI tape drive will prevent the correct device nodes from being created.