Re: st driver

[Andrew Ho <andrewho@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Sandeen wrote:

> Can you try it with the "stock" 2.4.9-31 kernel from Red Hat?  I doubt
> that the XFS bits have anything to do with the problem, but it would be
> worth checking.
>
> -Eric
>
> On Fri, 2002-08-30 at 16:47, Claude Pignol wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a machine (2 CPUs/4GB memory) running  2.4.9-31SGI_XFS_1.0.2smp
> > The module for the tape driver st.o seems not to  work properly
> > Tape drive DLT 8000
> > Ex mt -f /dev/st0 fsf 1 didn't skip to the next file.

/dev/st0 is a rewind tape device  driver, and /dev/nst0 is a non-rewind tape
device driver.

Try    mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1

It should work.

Have Fun,

Andrew

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