Hey there,
I have a DAT72 tape drive that wasnt accessible, even tho the system said it
was there (in /proc/scsi/scsi) ...here's what i do to make it
visible/useable...:
for x in /proc/driver/cciss/cciss0
do
echo "engage scsi" > $x
done
After running the script, the tape is visible and works.
Cheers,
Phil
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Binyon, Steve CTR USAF ACC 705 CTS/ASRCC <
Steve.Binyon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You may look into stinit (man stinit).
>
> ~smbinyon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mehdi Sarmadi
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 10:17 PM
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Problem detecting HP Tape Drive
>
> Hello
>
> I do have problem using Linux with an external HP tape drive. The
> server platform is also an HP Server; the server is an HP ML350 G4,
> and the Tape drive is a HP Storage Works Ultrium 448 - 1U Rack-
> mountable.
>
> HP Ultrium documentation says two drivers should be automatically up,
> sym53c8xx for LSI SCSI interface "st" for tape and /proc/scsi/scsi
> should contain information about tape drive, e.g. SCSI ID. However
> none of them happened in my case! (document: "UP LTO Ultrium 2-3 -
> Unix Config Guide")
>
> The SCSI adapter is an LSI53C1030. The system has another the same
> adapter which is used for hard disk drives.
>
> The interesting part is, the hard disk are detected and even OS boots
> from them, but I can't make the tape drive work. Moreover, in system
> boot up, LSI SCSI BIOS displays information saying there is a tape
> drive connected!
>
> Any one has same experience, suggestion, comments or clues?
>
> I've place a zip file here:
> http://msarmadi.googlepages.com/report_files.zip
> which contains:
>
> - dmesg
> - lshal
> - lsmod
> - lspci -vv
> - cat /proc/scsi/scsi > proc.scsi.scsi
> - cat /proc/modules > proc.modules
> - uname -a > uname
>
> Also, below there are detailed information about devices and OS config/
> log files.
>
> ===== System info:
> Operating System: Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 5
> Sever System: HP ML530 G4
> SCSI Adapter: LSI 1030
> Tape Drive: HP Storage Works Ultrium 448 - 1U Rack-mountable
> SCSI Cable: P/N 313375002 Rev R (coming with tape drive)
>
> *Note that, no other SCSI devices are connected to the cable.
>
> ===== Here is some parts of boot up messages on the screen of HP ML350
> G4 ====
> System BIOS D17 (14/04/2005)
>
> ...
>
> MPTBIOS-5.05.18
>
> ...
>
> Slot 3 HP Smart Array 6400 Controller (192MB, v.2.26) 1 Logic Drive
> Detected
> 1794-Slot 3 Drive Arraye - Array Accelerator Battery Charge low
> Array Accelerator Posted-Write Cache is temporarilty Disabled
> Array Accelerator batteries hace failed to charge and should be
> replaced
>
> Slot 3 HP Smart Array 6400 EM Controller (192MB, v.2.26) 1 Logic Drive
> Detected
> Tape or CD-ROM Drive(s) Detected:
> SCSI Port 2: SCSI ID 1
> 1785-Slot 3 Drive Arraye Not Configured
> No Drives Detected
> ...
>
> [Followed by GRUB and Linux boot up]
> =========================
>
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