Ok, just tried another tape drive same deal, when I attempt to access the drive with "mt -f /dev/st0 stat" the command hangs, I'm unable to kill the process either (same as before) Jeff > You are right, its "st" and it shows up > scsi_transport_spi 25281 1 aic7xxx > scsi_mod 134761 6 > sd_mod,usb_storage,st,sg,aic7xxx,scsi_transport_spi > > > also dmesg shows the following entries: > scsi0 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 7.0 > <Adaptec 2940 SCSI adapter> > aic7870: Single Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/253 SCBs > > Vendor: Quantum Model: DLT4000 CPQ DRV Rev: D473 > Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > target0:0:6: Beginning Domain Validation > target0:0:6: FAST-10 SCSI 10.0 MB/s ST (100 ns, offset 15) > target0:0:6: Domain Validation skipping write tests > target0:0:6: Ending Domain Validation > > and then further down: > > > scsi 0:0:6:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 1 > st: Version 20050830, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256 > st 0:0:6:0: Attached scsi tape st0 > st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B) > > > So the system definitely sees the controller and tape drive, just any IO > to it hangs. I'm wondering, do I have a good drive? > > > >> On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 16:18:10 -0500, >> Jeffrey Ross <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> When I send any commands to /dev/st0 the application just sits there, a >>> "mt -f /dev/st0 stat" just hangs >>> >>> lsmod does not show the "mt" device, should it be there and if so, how >>> do >>> I load it? >> >> I have a dat tape on a scsi controller on an fc5 system and I don't see >> an 'mt' module loaded using lsmod. >> > > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
