I installed OpenServer 5.0.6 on a new System with EIDE Harddisk, IDE
CDROM and an HP DATStreamer on Adaptec 2940

The DAT drive is the only attached SCSI Deviceand is shown correct
on ID 3 from the Adaptec Bios functions.

each access to tape gets:

tape: unable to do 'status' command on '/dev/xct0' : No such device or
address

hwconfig -h shows:

adapter 0x5800-0x58ff 9 - type=alad ha=0 bus=0 id=7 fts=sto
floppy 0x3f2-0x3f7 6 2 unit=0 type=135ds18
kbmouse 0x60-0x64 12 - type=Keyboard|PS/2 mouse (wheel)
id=0x03
adapter 0x170-0x177 15 - type=IDE ctlr=secondary dvr=wd
e3H 0x5400-0x547f 9 - 3Com 3c90x/3c980, unit=0
cd-rom - - - type=IDE ctlr=sec cfg=mst
dvr=Srom->wd
tape - - - type=S ha=0 id=3 lun=0 bus=0
ht=alad
disk 0x1f0-0x1f7 14 - type=W0 unit=0 cyls=16383 hds=151
secs=63

hwconfig .scsi shows:

Adapter Adapter
Type Device Number ID LUN Bus
-------------------------------------------
wd cd-rom 1 0 0 0
alad tape 0 3 0 0

Whats wrong with this configuration ?

Gnther Stl typed (on Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 05:02:50PM +0200):
| I installed OpenServer 5.0.6 on a new System with EIDE Harddisk, IDE
| CDROM and an HP DATStreamer on Adaptec 2940
|
| The DAT drive is the only attached SCSI Deviceand is shown correct
| on ID 3 from the Adaptec Bios functions.
|
| each access to tape gets:
|
| tape: unable to do 'status' command on '/dev/xct0' : No such device or
| address
|

Did you ever run 'mkdev tape'?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Günther Stößl" <gstoessl@gmx.at>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc
To: <distro@jpr.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 11:02 AM
Subject: OpenServer 5.0.6 doesn't find SCSI Tape


>I installed OpenServer 5.0.6 on a new System with EIDE Harddisk, IDE
> CDROM and an HP DATStreamer on Adaptec 2940
>
> The DAT drive is the only attached SCSI Deviceand is shown correct
> on ID 3 from the Adaptec Bios functions.
>
> each access to tape gets:
>
> tape: unable to do 'status' command on '/dev/xct0' : No such device or
> address
>
> hwconfig -h shows:
>
> adapter 0x5800-0x58ff 9 - type=alad ha=0 bus=0 id=7 fts=sto
> floppy 0x3f2-0x3f7 6 2 unit=0 type=135ds18
> kbmouse 0x60-0x64 12 - type=Keyboard|PS/2 mouse (wheel)
> id=0x03
> adapter 0x170-0x177 15 - type=IDE ctlr=secondary dvr=wd
> e3H 0x5400-0x547f 9 - 3Com 3c90x/3c980, unit=0
> cd-rom - - - type=IDE ctlr=sec cfg=mst
> dvr=Srom->wd
> tape - - - type=S ha=0 id=3 lun=0 bus=0
> ht=alad
> disk 0x1f0-0x1f7 14 - type=W0 unit=0 cyls=16383 hds=151
> secs=63
>
> hwconfig .scsi shows:
>
> Adapter Adapter
> Type Device Number ID LUN Bus
> -------------------------------------------
> wd cd-rom 1 0 0 0
> alad tape 0 3 0 0
>
> Whats wrong with this configuration ?

What do these output?

ls -l /dev/*Stp[0-9]* /dev/*ct[0-9]*
grep -v "^#" /etc/default/tape
tape status xStp0


For reference, here is a sample working 506 box:

# ls -l /dev/*Stp[0-9]* /dev/*ct[0-9]*
crw-rw---- 5 root root 155, 8 Jul 19 00:15 /dev/nrStp0
crw-rw---- 5 root root 155, 8 Jul 19 00:15 /dev/nrct0
crw-rw---- 5 root root 155, 0 Mar 10 05:06 /dev/rStp0
crw-rw---- 5 root root 155, 0 Mar 10 05:06 /dev/rct0
crw-rw---- 3 root root 155,128 Dec 11 2005 /dev/xStp0
crw-rw---- 3 root root 155,128 Dec 11 2005 /dev/xct0

# grep -v "^#" /etc/default/tape
device = /dev/xct0
curdriver=Stp0

# tape status xStp0
status : ready beginning-of-tape
soft errors : 0
hard errors : 0
underruns : 4

Note that the "real" device is /dev/*Stp0 . /dev/*ct0 is just a convenience
symlink to one of the possibly several real devices.
Note that in this ls listing, /dev/xct0 is the same major and minor as
/dev/xStp0
So, not exacly a symlink in this case but a real device node that points to
the same driver address. Same difference.
And so, that's why on this box plain "tape status" without specifying the
device also works, since the default is xct0.
# tape status
status : ready beginning-of-tape
soft errors : 0
hard errors : 0
underruns : 4

Note that for all this talk of xct0 and xStp0, you probably want to tell
your backup software to use /dev/rStp0

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Günther Stößl wrote:
> I installed OpenServer 5.0.6 on a new System with EIDE Harddisk, IDE
> CDROM and an HP DATStreamer on Adaptec 2940
>
> The DAT drive is the only attached SCSI Deviceand is shown correct
> on ID 3 from the Adaptec Bios functions.
>
> each access to tape gets:
>
> tape: unable to do 'status' command on '/dev/xct0' : No such device or
> address
>
> hwconfig -h shows:
>
> adapter 0x5800-0x58ff 9 - type=alad ha=0 bus=0 id=7 fts=sto
> floppy 0x3f2-0x3f7 6 2 unit=0 type=135ds18
> kbmouse 0x60-0x64 12 - type=Keyboard|PS/2 mouse (wheel)
> id=0x03
> adapter 0x170-0x177 15 - type=IDE ctlr=secondary dvr=wd
> e3H 0x5400-0x547f 9 - 3Com 3c90x/3c980, unit=0
> cd-rom - - - type=IDE ctlr=sec cfg=mst
> dvr=Srom->wd
> tape - - - type=S ha=0 id=3 lun=0 bus=0
> ht=alad
> disk 0x1f0-0x1f7 14 - type=W0 unit=0 cyls=16383 hds=151
> secs=63
>
> hwconfig .scsi shows:
>
> Adapter Adapter
> Type Device Number ID LUN Bus
> -------------------------------------------
> wd cd-rom 1 0 0 0
> alad tape 0 3 0 0
>
> Whats wrong with this configuration ?
When ever I have gotten this message, i had the wrong permissions...if
you are not running the tape as root, change the permissions to what
you are running it as. Just a thought>>

Günther Stößl wrote:
> I installed OpenServer 5.0.6 on a new System with EIDE Harddisk, IDE
> CDROM and an HP DATStreamer on Adaptec 2940
>
> The DAT drive is the only attached SCSI Deviceand is shown correct
> on ID 3 from the Adaptec Bios functions.
>
> each access to tape gets:
>
> tape: unable to do 'status' command on '/dev/xct0' : No such device or
> address
>
> hwconfig -h shows:
>
> adapter 0x5800-0x58ff 9 - type=alad ha=0 bus=0 id=7 fts=sto
> floppy 0x3f2-0x3f7 6 2 unit=0 type=135ds18
> kbmouse 0x60-0x64 12 - type=Keyboard|PS/2 mouse (wheel)
> id=0x03
> adapter 0x170-0x177 15 - type=IDE ctlr=secondary dvr=wd
> e3H 0x5400-0x547f 9 - 3Com 3c90x/3c980, unit=0
> cd-rom - - - type=IDE ctlr=sec cfg=mst
> dvr=Srom->wd
> tape - - - type=S ha=0 id=3 lun=0 bus=0
> ht=alad
> disk 0x1f0-0x1f7 14 - type=W0 unit=0 cyls=16383 hds=151
> secs=63
>
> hwconfig .scsi shows:
>
> Adapter Adapter
> Type Device Number ID LUN Bus
> -------------------------------------------
> wd cd-rom 1 0 0 0
> alad tape 0 3 0 0
>
> Whats wrong with this configuration ?
When ever I have gotten this message, i had the wrong permissions...if
you are not running the tape as root, change the permissions to what
you are running it as. Just a thought>>

On 20 Jul 2006 20:32:51 -0700, "Lori" <lori_calkins@msn.com> wrote:

>
>Günther Stößl wrote:
>> I installed OpenServer 5.0.6 on a new System with EIDE Harddisk, IDE
>> CDROM and an HP DATStreamer on Adaptec 2940
>>
>> The DAT drive is the only attached SCSI Deviceand is shown correct
>> on ID 3 from the Adaptec Bios functions.
>>

I reinstalled the system and the tape worked on the first try.
I can't say what went wrong on the first try, but now it works.

Günther

In article <bshsb2pc21t69ut01tt1j65dbgs326s55s@4ax.com>,
Günther Stößl <gstoessl@gmx.at> wrote:
>I installed OpenServer 5.0.6 on a new System with EIDE Harddisk, IDE
>CDROM and an HP DATStreamer on Adaptec 2940
>
>The DAT drive is the only attached SCSI Deviceand is shown correct
>on ID 3 from the Adaptec Bios functions.
>
>each access to tape gets:

>tape: unable to do 'status' command on '/dev/xct0' : No such device or
>address
>
>hwconfig -h shows:
>
>adapter 0x5800-0x58ff 9 - type=alad ha=0 bus=0 id=7 fts=sto
**********************************
>floppy 0x3f2-0x3f7 6 2 unit=0 type=135ds18
>kbmouse 0x60-0x64 12 - type=Keyboard|PS/2 mouse (wheel)
>id=0x03
>adapter 0x170-0x177 15 - type=IDE ctlr=secondary dvr=wd
>e3H 0x5400-0x547f 9 - 3Com 3c90x/3c980, unit=0
********************************
>cd-rom - - - type=IDE ctlr=sec cfg=mst
>dvr=Srom->wd
>tape - - - type=S ha=0 id=3 lun=0 bus=0
>ht=alad
>disk 0x1f0-0x1f7 14 - type=W0 unit=0 cyls=16383 hds=151
>secs=63


While you are supposed to be able to share IRQs on a PCI bus
I see that you have a NIC and the SCSI adaptor at the same IRQ.

Check to see if the adaptor or the NIC can be changed to some other
IRQ.

>hwconfig .scsi shows:
>
>Adapter Adapter
>Type Device Number ID LUN Bus
>-------------------------------------------
>wd cd-rom 1 0 0 0
>alad tape 0 3 0 0
>
>Whats wrong with this configuration ?


Bill
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