On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Darrell May wrote:
> Edward Kuhn wrote:
> > Backup seems to be working although I found that I needed to
> > edit two files
> > in /etc/e-smith/templates - the 10Device file in
> > flexbackup.conf directory
> > and 20probe-tape in sbin/backup directories to see /dev/nht0.
> ...
> >
> > Any suggestions so I don't need to edit files?
>
> Yes Edward. You should not have had to make these changes as
> 4.1 employs ide-scsi emulation for ide tape drives. Your drive
> should have responded to /dev/st0. The only way /dev/nht0 could
> work is if the ide-tape module was loaded in place of ide-scsi.
>
> Did you make this change manually and if so what was your reason?
> Were you having problems using the ide-scsi module?
No. The SCSI emulation is not loaded as there is an existing SCSI adaptor.
I made the assumption that pretty much everyone with a SCSI adaptor would
use a SCSI tape drive. And I also didn't want to take any risks with
interfering with SCSI hard drive operation.
> This really is the wrong track to take as there would be many
> more files to edit to utilize /dev/nht0. For instance you
> will immediately find that the tape restore feature will
> not work for you as it is set for /dev/st0 as well.
There is a configuration database entry to handle that. See earlier mail.
If Edward does want to try SCSI emulation, it should still be possible, by
adding an additional entry in /etc/conf.modules. Exactly syntax is left as
an exercise. :-)
We need to document these issues.
Regards
Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.e-smith.org (development) http://www.e-smith.com (corporate)
Phone: +1 (613) 368 4376 or 564 8000 Fax: +1 (613) 564 7739
e-smith, inc. 1500-150 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1 Canada
