Re: [PATCH]:(remake) missing /dev/stX & /dev/nstX even if rescue mode

[Chris Lumens <clumens redhat com>]

> as you know, anaconda try to load st.ko for tape support
> if we are in rescue mode.
> 
> [see the followings (loader2/loader.c)]
> -------------------------------------
> 1658     /* if we are in rescue mode lets load st.ko for tape support */
> 1659     if (FL_RESCUE(flags))
> 1660         scsiTapeInitialize(modLoaded, modDeps, modInfo);
> -------------------------------------
> 
> but /dev/st0, /dev/st1,... are not created by anaconda, even if
> scsi tape device(s) is found and load st.ko successfully on
> rescue mode.additionally, /dev/nst0,... are also needed.
> (--> FYI:RHEL4 has "/dev/st0" and "/dev/st0" statically)

What version of anaconda are you testing against here?  dlehman added
support for creating the tape device nodes in iutil.makeDriveDeviceNodes
for 11.3.0.6-1, and this should work in rescue mode as well.

- Chris