I got lots of responses for this one all of which amounted to about the same
thing (see the sample response below). However, the most interesting thing
happened. I took down my 4100 and added the tape drive to it, thinking that
I'd deal with the UNIX device later on. When I brought the 4100 back up, the
device, nrmt0h and rmt0h, appeared. I'm still scratching my head on that
one.
Thanks again everyone!
-Stephen Spalding
> Stephen-
>
> You need to determine what kind of tape drive it is, which should show up
> in the /var/adm/messages file (or wherever the kern.log service is being
> writtent to). For example, on my 4100 I get the message
>
> Jun 1 07:55:46 tornado vmunix: tz32 at scsi4 target 0 lun 0 (LID=86) (DEC
> TZ887 (C) DEC CC34)
>
> which is our DLT tape drive. So, to create the tape device, I used
> the command
>
> MAKEDEV tz32
>
> which creates all the devices you need!
>
> ray
>
>
> In a previous message to me, Spalding, Stephen said:
> > Hello all!
> >
> > It's Sunday night and I'm trying to add another tape drive to my
> Alphaserver
> > 4100, and I am having trouble adding it in UNIX. I currently have a
> rmt1h
> > and nrmt1h, but when I try to "MAKEDEV rmt0h" and "MAKEDEV nrmt0h" for
> the
> > new tape drive, it tells me:
> > MAKEDEV: special file(s) for rmt0:
> > MAKEDEV: unknown device in: rmt0
> >
> > Can anyone clue me into how I need to go about adding this device?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > Stephen Spalding
> > Associate System Administrator
> > Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance
> > sspaldin_at_mem-ins.com
> > 1000 West Nifong
> > Columbia, MO 65203
> > (573) 499-4230
> > (800) 442-0590
> > fax (573) 499 - 4310
> >
>
>
> --
> Ray Lauff : ray_at_thunder.ocis.temple.edu : (215) 204-5678 : Temple
> University
>
Received on Mon Jun 08 1998 - 04:40:20 NZST