> I just installed RH 5.0 and can't get my SCSI
> DAT to work. Under RH 4.2 the /dev/tape was linked
> to /dev/st0 and I could use tar, e.g.,
>
> tar -cvf /dev/tape <files>
>
> Under RH 4.2 I could NOT use tar directly
> with /dev/st0 (??).
>
> Now tar doesn't work at all with either
> device name, although the DAT is recognized
> by the kernel upon bootup. I must admit
> I didn't try tar with the DAT before I used
> the supposedly nifty BRU--well that didn't
> recognize anything I had installed!!
>
> Any clues, any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> (I have tried MAKEDEV st0, then relink to /dev/tape,
> but it didn't help. I have also consulted the SCSI
> and TAPE HOWTO's to no avail.)
Did you verify you have the following options in your kernel:
- Support for the SCSI card
- Support for SCSI tape
- Support for generic SCSI stuff (I am not you sure wether yoe NEED this
but it won't hurt to have it available.)
Hugo.
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