DId you try that link Mark? Looks like:
<snip> DQoxMi4wMy4yMDAyIDE1OjI5OjI0IExpbnV4IG9uIDM5MCBQb3J0IM7B0MnTwcwowSk6DQoNCkhl bGxvIEppbSENCg0KWW91IGFyZSBhbG1vc3QgcmlnaHQuIEkgbG9vayBhdCBzb3VyY2UgY29kZSBh bmQgZm91bmQsIHRoYXQNCg0KbWlub3IgbnVtYmVyIDAgZm9yIHJld2luZGluZywNCm1pbm9yIG51 bWJlciAxIGZvciBub24tcmV3aW5kaW5nLiBGb3IgdGhlIHNhbWUgZGV2aWNlLCBvZiBjb3Vyc2Uu DQoNCkZvciBzZWNvbmQgZGV2aWNlLCBJIHRoaW5nLCBpdCB3aWxsIGJlIDImMy4NCg0KTm93LCBJ IGNhbiBkZXNjcmliZSBhbGwgdGhlIHdheS4NCg0KMSkgaW5zbW9kIHRhcGUzOTAgdGFwZT08YWRk cmVzcz4NCg0KIERyaXZlciB1c2VzIG1ham9yIG51bWJlciAyNTQgKGluIG15IGNhc2UpDQoNCjIp </snip> I found the tape390.o modules and it looks like it loaded. I can see /proc/tapedevices has an entry for my 181 drive, but I can't figure out what /dev/xxx to use or create. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Post, Mark K Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Use of 3490 tape David, Take a look at http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvtype?LINUX-VM.24500. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Booher Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Use of 3490 tape Can 3490 tape drives be recognized by Linux/390? Up until now, I've been doing VM DDR backups of my volumes while Linux is down. I was wondering if there was a way to tar Linux directories directly to a 3490 tape. If so, what /dev devices are used. Thanks, David Booher, Systems Programmer Development Support Manager Quest Software 4320 Winfield Rd, Suite 500 Warrenville, IL 60555 630.836.3196 http://www.quest.com
