My friend is having trouble with SCSI tape on ISC 2.2 - HELP!

Brandon Brown brando at uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu
Tue Feb 19 03:19:30 AEST 1991


root at shawn.uucp (0000-Admin(0000)) writes:

>Here are the vital statistics:

>	Running Interactive 2.2
>	The computer is an XYZ brand (D-squared or something like that)
>	AMI BIOS
>	Adaptec 1542B Controller
>	Wren V drive (which is working perfectly)
>	Archive 2150S tape drive
>	Both SCSI devices (disk and tape) are external to the computer
>	Terminator resistors are installed in the Adaptec card and the
>		tape drive (which is at the far end of the cable)

>The HDD device driver is in use, and it has been configured for a SCSI
>tape drive.  The device file /dev/tape is there, major number 11, minor
>number 1.  When trying the command:

Yes, use /dev/ct0. If it isn't there you need to follow the manual pages
to add it to the /etc/conf/node.d.... Well, I don't have the manual in
front of me, but mknod /dev/ct0 c 41 8 will work.

/dev/tape, I think is for dedicated controllers...



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