SCSI Tape Drive - LUN Support

[Darryl W. DeLao]

Ya, issuing a modprobe aic7xxx works fine.  What I am trying to figure out
is how to have the CD-ROM and the DLT load at boot and be working.  After
boot, I issue the modprobe command and it disables my cd-rom, but the DLT
works fine.


> Kenneth Goodwin wrote:
>> So you have a dell
>>
>> that came with the PERCRAID controller installed
>> 	(how come your list does not show disk drives off this
>> controller?
>>
>> One scsi controller on the Motherboard connected to the
>> cdrom drive
>>
>> and you added in the Adaptec cabled to an external DLT. The
>> DLT is terminated.
>>
>> If you leave the adaptec card in, but disconnect the DLT
>> from the card,
>> the CDROM will work upon a reboot, correct?
>
> Gang, PLEASE BOTTOM POST!  This is getting harder and harder to follow.
>
> Darryl,
>
> Reboot the machine.  DO NOT do the "insmod aic7xxx" stuff at first.
> Do an "lsmod" and verify that the aacraid and aic7xxx modules are
> loaded.  If the aic7xxx module ISN'T loaded (and it may not be as the
> only thing on the controller is the tape), then go ahead and do the
> "insmod aic7xxx" or "modprobe aic7xxx".
>
> Your CD should show up as /dev/scd0.  Your tape should show up as
> /dev/st0.  You can verify by putting a CD in and trying to mount it:
>
> 	mount /dev/scd0 /mnt/cdrom
>
> If it mounts, you're OK.
>
> Check the tape by inserting a tape and:
>
> 	mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
>
> and see if the tape actually rewinds.
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Darryl W. DeLao
Systems Administrator
University of Oklahoma - CPM
405-366-6033
ddelao at ou.edu