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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!news.net99.net!oxy.rust.net!pummell From: pummell@rust.net (Jon A. Pummell) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Q: How to conf. Jumbo tape drive? Date: 12 Nov 1995 01:05:04 GMT Organization: Rust Net - High Speed Internet in Detroit 810-642-2276 Lines: 36 Message-ID: <483h80$pv8@oxy.rust.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: fe3.rust.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hello, I have a 386DX with both 3.5 and 5.25 inch floppy drives along with a Colorado Jumbo 250 tape drive. I am running FreeBSD 2.0.5R from walnut creek. I have compiled the kernel with the following options: controller fdc0 at isa? port "IO_FD1" bio irq 6 drq 2 vector fdintr disk fd0 at fdc0 drive 0 disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 tape ft0 at fdc0 drive 2 the /dev directory contains the following: brw-r----- 2 root operator 2, 32 Nov 11 20:38 /dev/ft0 brw-r----- 2 root operator 2, 32 Nov 11 20:38 /dev/ft0a crw-r----- 2 root operator 9, 32 Sep 10 00:17 /dev/rft0 crw-r----- 2 root operator 9, 32 Sep 10 00:17 /dev/rft0a mt -f /dev/ft0 status and mt -f /dev/ft0a both report mt: Inappropriate ioctl for device mt -f /dev/rft0 status and mt -f /dev/rft0a both report mt: Device not configured tar -cvf /dev/ft0 and tar -cvf /dev/ft0a both print the file name and quits without any tape movement tar -cvf /dev/rft0 and tar -cvf /dev/rft0a both print the file name and tar: can't write to /dev/rft0a : Operation not supported by device and also quits without any tape movement. BTW: I have been able to tar files to the floppy drive. What other configuration steps do I need to take to be able to use the Colorado Jumbo 250 tape drive??? Jon.