Re: Openserver 6.0 SCSI tape on SATA system not recognized

From: Rob (rob_at_nottobefoundhere.com)
Date: 11/22/05

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    Steve M. Fabac, Jr. wrote:
    > Bob Bailin wrote:
    >
    >>"Steve M. Fabac, Jr." <smfabac@att.net> wrote in message
    >>news:43829256.BC49E5F4@att.net...
    >>
    >>>More tales from the OS that is "not ready for Prime time":
    >>>
    >>>Still working on my test system where I have been evaluating
    >>>SCO Openserver 6.0.
    >>>
    >>>The latest issue I have been stumped on is the inability to
    >>>add a SCSI controller with only a Wangtec 51000H QIC tape drive
    >>>at ID2.
    >>>
    >>>When I run mkdev tape, I am informed that:
    >>># mkdev tape
    >>>Mass storage devices are configured automatically
    >>>when the system is booted with a new device present.
    >>>
    >>>Current tape drive configuration:
    >>>
    >>>Alias - Address - Inquiry String
    >>>-------- -------- --------------
    >>>
    >>>See st01(7) for information about tape drive device nodes.
    >>>#
    >>>
    >>>And running man on st01, I am informed of the following
    >>>/dev entrees (partial listing):
    >>>
    >>> /dev/rStpU
    >>> /dev/xctU
    >>> /dev/xStpU
    >>> /dev/rmt/cCbBtTlLn Don't rewind tape on close
    >>> /dev/rmt/ntapeU
    >>> /dev/rmt/cUs0n
    >>> /dev/nrctU
    >>> /dev/nrStpU
    >>> /dev/rmt/cCbBtTlLr Retension tape on open
    >>> /dev/rmt/rtapeU and rewind tape on close
    >>> /dev/rmt/cUs0r
    >>> /dev/erctU
    >>> /dev/rmt/cCbBtTlLnr Retension tape on open
    >>> /dev/rmt/nrtapeU and don't rewind tape on close
    >>> /dev/rmt/cUs0nr
    >>> /dev/rmt/cCbBtTlLu Unload tape on close
    >>> /dev/rmt/utapeU
    >>>
    >>>However, when I execute ls -l /dev/*rmt* I see:
    >>>
    >>># ls -l /dev/*rmt*
    >>>UX:ls: ERROR: Cannot access /dev/*rmt*: No such file or directory
    >>>#
    >>>
    >>># cdrecord --scanbus
    >>>Cdrecord-ProDVD-Clone 2.01 (i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.4) Copyright (C) 1995-2004
    >>
    >>Jvrg
    >>
    >>>Schilling
    >>>Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
    >>>scsibus1:
    >>> 1,0,0 100) 'HL-DT-ST' 'DVDRAM GSA-4120B' 'A102' Removable CD-ROM
    >>> 1,1,0 101) *
    >>> 1,2,0 102) HOST ADAPTOR
    >>> 1,3,0 103) *
    >>> 1,4,0 104) *
    >>> 1,5,0 105) *
    >>> 1,6,0 106) *
    >>> 1,7,0 107) *
    >>>#
    >>>
    >>>Booting the system and pressing Ctl-A when prompted by the Adaptec
    >>>2940 BIOS 1.23 allows me to execute "utilities" and the display
    >>>shows the tape on ID2.
    >>>
    >>>What do I have to do to force the system to see the Adapted 2940U
    >>>with single 50-pin internal SCSI connector connected to the Wangtek
    >>>5200 HT SCSI tape drive?
    >>
    >>JP mentioned in a recent post that new host adapters are not
    >>automatically recognized or configured into the kernel after initial
    >>system installation. You have to manually load the appropriate
    >>drive from the installation CD, and then enable it with the ecu
    >>utility before relinking the kernel and rebooting.
    >
    >
    > I have Googled for JP's post without finding it.
    >

    [snip]

    Hi Steve.

    I'm not "google" but I managed to store JPR advice locally on my system
    so here you are:

    > Doug Ritchie typed (on Thu, Nov 03, 2005 at 01:26:51PM -0500):
    > | System:
    > | Dell PowerEdge 830
    > | 3.0Ghz Pentium-D
    > | 512M RAM
    > | "mega" RAID Controller (Dell Perc4-SC add-in card)
    > | 2 x 73GB SCSI Drives in a RAID 1 Array
    > | TSST CDRW/DVD Combo Drive (on the "ide" controller)
    > |
    > | OPENSERVER 6.0 + MP1
    > |
    > | O/S and MP1 has been installed for over a week.... Just got the tape
    > | drive Kit for this server... It's an Adaptec 39160 Controller and a
    > | Dell/Seagate DAT72 External tape drive.
    > |
    > | I installed the Contoller in a PCI-X slot of the server and attached the
    > | Tape drive... Booted the system and saw the tape drive appear in the
    > | Adaptec BIOS screen as ID6.... Continued to boot the O/S.... can't use
    > | the tape drive.... NO entry for the drive like /dev/rStp?
    > |
    > | After further investigation, "sdiconfig -l" doesn't show the controller
    > | listed...
    > |
    > | As a next step, I shutdown and moved the controller to a standard PCI
    > | slot in the server and rebooted.... After seeing the tape drive appear
    > | in the BIOS (as before on ID6) as the server booted, I still don't see
    > | the controller listed in "sdiconfig -l"
    > |
    > | I thought these got added automatically... If I was wrong, what is the
    > | procedure for adding the controller?
    >
    > Remember when you installed that the first thing that happened was that
    > the installation script found and loaded software drivers for whichever
    > HBAs were detected on the system? Since there was no 39160 present at
    > the time, no driver for it was extracted to /etc/conf/pack.d; so you have
    > to get it there before you can incorporate it into the kernel.
    >
    > Run 'man adst70' to confirm what I see, that adst70 is the driver you
    > need.
    >
    > Mount the OSR 6.0.0 Base CD-ROM; list the root directory, you'll see an
    > adst70 directory. Use pkgadd to get its contents onto your hard drive.
    >
    > Next, run 'dcu', go into the software area, and see if the new driver is
    > listed in the HBA section; if not, I think it should show up in the "all
    > drivers" section. Place a '*' to select it, back out of the DCU...

    Of course, the above indicates the use of the adst70 driver so change it
    according to your needs.

    I have to say that I stumbled across this very situation in the past
    when I was used to playing with UnixWare7 systems and I solved that
    issue the same way JPR suggested (ie, by "pkgadd"ing the driver and
    rebooting the system).

    Good luck,
    Rob 

    -- 
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