Re: ide tape errors
On Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 11:40:04PM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Jerome Acks Jr <jracksjr@bellatlantic.net>
> [2001.12.23.2021 +0100]:
> > To get my ide tape to work, I had to add
> >
> > append="hdc=ide-scsi"
> >
> > to lilo.conf.
>
> that did change things. now when i insert a tape, it takes a lot
> longer to stop the motors after the initial winding, but now neither
> of /dev/nht0, /dev/ht0, /dev/nst0, and /dev/st0 let me access the
> drive. and the same applies for numbers 1-3...
>
I've got an IDE tape (OnStream 30GB) working well under sid, just had to
use the append line as specified above, and had to use the OnStream
device file, not the generic tape one: /dev/osst0 (c 206 0)
Hopes this helps,
Cheers,
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