Seagate STT3401A on FC2

[Rick Stevens]

Ken & Joy Carr wrote:
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick Stevens
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 12:54 PM
> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
> Subject: Re: Seagate STT3401A on FC2
> 
> Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> 
>>On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 12:20:51PM -0500, Ken Carr wrote:
>>
>>
>>>We're running FC2 (recently upgraded from FC1) on a Dell Power Edge
>>>400SC. We have just started trying to use the tape drive. The hardware
>>>browser identifies the drive as Seagate STT3401A, /dev/hdd
>>>
>>>With a tape installed, we get the following:
>>>[root at flclxserver root]# mt -f /dev/hdd rewind
>>>/dev/hdd: Input/output error
>>>
>>>What things should we check before suspecting bad hardware?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any help you can provide.
>>>
>>>Ken Carr
>>
>>
>>You may need to use a more tape-like device name.  I have a Seagate
>>STT8000A on /dev/hdd and I call it /dev/nht0.  Check this:
>>
>>  cat /proc/ide/ide1/hdd/name
>>
>>It may say something like "ht0".  Normally, the non-rewinding version
>>is used, /dev/nht0.
>>
>>If it doesn't respond to that try
>>
>>  modprobe ide-tape
>>
>>then try again.
> 
> 
> Thanks, Bob. -- ht0 it is! We're now safely backed up.

Woo hoo!  Good news!

> I have learned a lot from this list. It's good to have gurus like you and
> Rick and others to help us newbies along. Thanks for being there.

<blush!>  Thanks, Ken.

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