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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: How to Use 4mm DAT (SCSI) Drive with FreeBSD?
Date: 21 Nov 1995 02:37:27 GMT
Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA
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In article <dhawkDIB2vL.rq@netcom.com>, David H <dhawk@netcom.com> wrote:
:I have a 4mm DAT (SCSI) drive on my Pentium. Can I use it for dumps?
:If so, how do I find its SCSI number (it's at a remote site so I
:can't take it apart) and how to dump to it?

You don't need to know it's SCSI number..

it'll be /dev/rst0 if it's the only tape drive on the machine
(device number is independent of SCSI position in default kernels)

use 'dmesg' to see the devices found

julian