Tape Problem

From: Kevin C McCarty (kmccart6_at_csc.com)
Date: 12/12/03

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    Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:40:12 -0600
    To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov
    
    

    Morning all,

    I have a DLT8000 device connected to an E40 and can't seem to get it
    right for operation.

    The SRM >> show dev returns:
    MZA51800.518.0.2004.1 MZA51800 Compaq DLT8000 0250
    Some output from hwmgr:

    # hwmgr view dev
     HWID: Device Name Mfg Model Location
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        4: /dev/kevm
       20: /dev/disk/dsk0c i2o_bs iop-0-tid-521
       52: /dev/disk/floppy0c 3.5in floppy fdi0-unit-0
       57: /dev/disk/cdrom0c COMPAQ CRD-8402B bus-1-targ-0-lun-0

    # hwmgr -show scsi

            SCSI DEVICE DEVICE DRIVER NUM DEVICE FIRST
     HWID: DEVICEID HOSTNAME TYPE SUBTYPE OWNER PATH FILE
    VALID PATH
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
       57: 1 afcp-dev cdrom none 0
    1 cdrom0 [1/0/0]
       58: 0 afcp-dev tape none
     0 1 (null)

    Trying a:
    mt -f /dev/ntape/tape* returns not found

    Then when I try :
    # cd /dev/ntape
    # ls
    tape0 tape0_d1 tape0_d3 tape0_d5 tape0_d7 tape4_d1
    tape0_d0 tape0_d2 tape0_d4 tape0_d6 tape0c
    # mt -f /dev/ntape/tape4_d1 status

    devget ioctl failed!
    #

    The ioctl failure is the only message returned from doing a mt status on
    ALL devices listed in /dev/ntape or /dev/tape .
    Obviously the tape drive is noticed by the bios, and hwmgr sees it, but
    their isn't a path to the file or scsi id. In ddr.dbase the drive is
    listed and referenced. So would I use a "makedev" structure and place it
    in /dev/ntape?
    The tape unit is connected to one of three scsi slots on a single card,
    movement of the cable to each of the three connectors yields no change in
    the above command results.

    Kind of a rough day, now the machine can't find (kernel) vmunix on reboot.

    TIA !

    Kevin McCarty
    CCNP

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