[ale] SCSI Tape Drive with SUSE 9.2

[Dow Hurst]

You might need to look at the changes between 2.4 and 2.6 kernels for 
the SCSI subsystem.  The kernel docs on that would probably be helpful.
Dow


Greg Freemyer wrote:

>All,
>
>How do I get SUSE 9.2 (2.6 kernel) to use a SCSI tape drive?
>
>=== Background
>I have just upgraded my tape server from SUSE 8.2 (2.4 kernel) to 9.2.
>
>(It is a test upgrade, so I can still use the tape under 8.2)
>
>In 8.2, I did an insmod for the SCSI controller and a stinit.
>
>After that the tape drive was usable as /dev/st0.
>
>With 9.2 the scsi controller module is being loaded fine at boot, but
>there is not a stinit command.
>
>I have tried just accessing /dev/st0, but no luck.
>
>In /proc/scsi, I do see the "streaming device".
>
>Thanks
>Greg
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