On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, John DeCarlo wrote:
> Well, I have been thoroughly unsuccessful at getting Linux to see my SCSI
> tape drive.
>
> I have a Future Domain SCSI adapter and an Exabyte 8200 (I used these two
> together on a previous Intel-based OS/2 machine).
>
> I can install the 'fdomain' module successfully. But none of the possible
> tape devices work. I also have tried installing the 'st' module, but it
> doesn't seem to help.
>
> I installed KBackup and tried to have it test for a tape and none of the
> /dev/nst* or /dev/st* devices even made the Exabyte make a noise.
>
> I had previous problems with the "ftape" module, so recompiled it out of
> the kernel.
>
> Any ideas for debugging this situation?
I've been using an Exabyte 8700 connected to a Buslogic BT-948 for the
past 1.5yrs... When you built the kernel, did you include SCSI tape
support? What do the console msgs look like when it boots? Does it detect
the tape drive on the SCSI bus?
-art
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