[4479] in linux-scsi channel archive
exabute 8505 and the st module
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Larry M. Augustin)
Thu Jul 30 16:13:37 1998
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:56:37 -0700
From: "Larry M. Augustin" <lma@varesearch.com>
To: Walt Bigelow <walt@stimpy.com>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980729180515.26725A-100000@alice.stimpy.com>
Use /dev/nst0. Thats the no-rewind device.
Larry
Walt Bigelow writes:
> I have a Exabyte 8505 driver and I am using linux 2.0.34. I ran into a
> problem today when trying to extract tar files from an exabyte tape that
> had many file markers (block of nulls). I issue a mt command: mt -f
> /dev/st0 fsf 1, and for some reason the driver rewinds the tape after each
> operation. When I issue the mt -f /dev/st0 tell, it is always at block 0.
> I moved over to a SGI and I used thir dirver "tps0d6nr" which is a no
> rewind option. I could not find a option within the driver on linux or
> mt to tell it to turn auto rewind off. This is a problem in restoring
> these tapes.
>
> Does anyone know the secret to doing this? I read though README.st in
> /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/ and to no avail. Is ther e a different
> device minor number which the driver might recognise to do this?
>
> Any help would be appricated!!
>
> Thanks,
> Walt
>
>
>
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