For a true SCSI tape drive (not an IDE tape drive that is accessed as a SCSI 
tape drive using the ide-scsi module), you do not need to run makedev nor 
re-install -> just load the scsi tape module (note the SCSI controller module 
has to be loaded first).  I think that even the module will be automatically 
inserted when accessing /dev/st0 or when the systems boots and finds the SCSI 
controller.

On Sunday 16 February 2003 05:54 pm, you wrote:
> Michael Noble wrote:
> > On another system that I had, I did try and use makedev, but it did
> > not work.  It made the devices, but links were not made to correct
> > locations....
> > I ended up rebuilding the system with the drive in and all went well.
> > The system now sees the tape drive,  there really ought to be a better
> > way to add hardware to a Linux box without having to rebuild the system.
>
> sometimes a reinstall is best.

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