Re: SCSI Tape Drives

Kirk Robinson (kirk@kirk1.klr.org.pouch.com)
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 21:10:19 -0500 (EST)


I have used the Wangtek 250 mb, and the HP 4mm DAT as /dev/rmt0 /dev/nrmt0

(actually rmt0 is symlink to /dev/rst0)

You need the "mt-st" package.

I setup with the following command:

"mt -f /dev/rmt0 stoptions 3 drvbuffer 1 stwrthreshold 10"

Check "mt" man page for further function codes.

DON'T forget "export TAPE=/dev/rmt0"

Check with "mt st" command.

I get: ( with 250 meg tape in drive)

SCSI 1 tape drive, residual=0
File number=0, block number=0.
Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x10 (QIC-150/250 (GCR 10000
bpi)).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (41010000):
BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN

Check SCSI-howto for mknod if you need a dev file

Kirk Robinson 3 Hill Rd.
Email: kirk@pouch.com St. James, N.Y. 11780

On Sun, 16 Feb 1997, mBird wrote:

> I have been looking for a doc that explains how to get a SCSI Tape drive configured/working. Anyone that knows were to get this would be appretiated.
>
>
> I have an Archive DAT DDS2 running on the SCSI card. Linux detects this along with the SCSI harddrive on bootup but I do not know whatthe device name would be, etc.
>
> thanks
>