How to create device for tape backup

1998-05-31 Thread Randy Edwards
I just acquired an IDE tape backup and I believe that this uses ht0 for a device. I've recompiled my kernel, and the kernel recognizes the device at boot and I have a ht0 listed in /proc/devices, but I don't have any sort of /dev/ht0 entry to use the device with. Can someone tell me what

Re: How to create device for tape backup

1998-05-31 Thread Bernt T. Hansen
I just acquired an IDE tape backup and I believe that this uses ht0 for a device. I've recompiled my kernel, and the kernel recognizes the device at boot and I have a ht0 listed in /proc/devices, but I don't have any sort of /dev/ht0 entry to use the device with. cd /dev ./MAKEDEV ht0

Re: How to create device for tape backup

1998-05-31 Thread Bernt T. Hansen
cd /dev ../MAKEDEV ht0 Sorry that should read cd /deb ./MAKEDEV ht0 not ../MAKEDEV ... Bernt. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: How to create device for tape backup

1998-05-31 Thread Randy Edwards
Thanks for the tip Bernt. I assume that MAKEDEV pulls the device info from /proc/devices? Another tape-related device I've seen reference to (and thus assume I need) is /dev/nht0. Any idea what that device might be for and why two are needed (in addition to whether it is made the same

Re: How to create device for tape backup

1998-05-31 Thread Bernt T. Hansen
Thanks for the tip Bernt. I assume that MAKEDEV pulls the device info from /proc/devices? Another tape-related device I've seen reference to (and thus assume I need) is /dev/nht0. Any idea what that device might be for and why two are needed (in addition to whether it is made the same