[gentoo-user] Problem with tape autochanger

[gentoo-user] Problem with tape autochanger

[Jose Gonzalez Gomez]

Hi there,

I'm trying to setup a backup system using an HP SureStore 40x6, but
this is the first time I'm using tapes under Linux and I'm a bit lost.

It seems I cannot access the tapes, as I get the following:
cognos ~ # mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
/dev/nst0: No such device or address
cognos ~ # mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
/dev/st0: No such device or address

cognos ~ # ls -l /dev/nst0
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 128 mar 10 18:47 /dev/nst0
cognos ~ # ls -l /dev/st0
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 0 mar 10 18:47 /dev/st0

It seems my system has not detected the tape autochanger, as I only
get the SCSI disk in the list of SCSI devices:
cognos ~ # cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: COMPAQ   Model: BD07296B44       Rev: HPB6
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03


I have two SCSI adapters:
cognos ~ # lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) GCNB-LE Host
Bridge (rev 32)
0000:00:00.1 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) GCNB-LE Host Bridge
0000:00:03.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)
0000:00:05.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Advanced
System Management Controller
0000:00:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7892A U160/m (rev 02)
0000:00:08.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic
53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 07)
0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
BCM5705_2 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
0000:00:0e.0 IDE interface: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CSB6 IDE
Controller (rev a0)
0000:00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CSB6 South
Bridge (rev a0)
0000:00:0f.2 USB Controller: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CSB6 OHCI
USB Controller (rev 05)
0000:00:0f.3 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) GCLE-2 Host Bridge


I think the tape autochanger is connected to the second one (LSI Logic
/ Symbios Logic 53c1030), so I have checked my kernel config searching
for drivers. Everything I can think of seems to be compiled in the
kernel, or as modules I have tried to modprobe, but with no positive
results... any ideas?

Thanks in advance, best regards
Jose

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[gentoo-user] Re: Problem with tape autochanger

[Jose Gonzalez Gomez]

2005/8/9, Jose Gonzalez Gomez <jgonzalez.openinput@gmail.com>:
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm trying to setup a backup system using an HP SureStore 40x6, but
> this is the first time I'm using tapes under Linux and I'm a bit lost.
> 
> It seems I cannot access the tapes, as I get the following:
> cognos ~ # mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
> /dev/nst0: No such device or address
> cognos ~ # mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
> /dev/st0: No such device or address
> 
> cognos ~ # ls -l /dev/nst0
> crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 128 mar 10 18:47 /dev/nst0
> cognos ~ # ls -l /dev/st0
> crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 0 mar 10 18:47 /dev/st0
> 
> It seems my system has not detected the tape autochanger, as I only
> get the SCSI disk in the list of SCSI devices:
> cognos ~ # cat /proc/scsi/scsi
> Attached devices:
> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
>   Vendor: COMPAQ   Model: BD07296B44       Rev: HPB6
>   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03
> 
> 
> I have two SCSI adapters:
> cognos ~ # lspci
> 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) GCNB-LE Host
> Bridge (rev 32)
> 0000:00:00.1 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) GCNB-LE Host Bridge
> 0000:00:03.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
> 0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
> BCM5702X Gigabit Ethernet (rev 02)
> 0000:00:05.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Advanced
> System Management Controller
> 0000:00:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7892A U160/m (rev 02)
> 0000:00:08.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic
> 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 07)
> 0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
> BCM5705_2 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
> 0000:00:0e.0 IDE interface: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CSB6 IDE
> Controller (rev a0)
> 0000:00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CSB6 South
> Bridge (rev a0)
> 0000:00:0f.2 USB Controller: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) CSB6 OHCI
> USB Controller (rev 05)
> 0000:00:0f.3 Host bridge: Broadcom (formerly ServerWorks) GCLE-2 Host Bridge
> 
> 
> I think the tape autochanger is connected to the second one (LSI Logic
> / Symbios Logic 53c1030), so I have checked my kernel config searching
> for drivers. Everything I can think of seems to be compiled in the
> kernel, or as modules I have tried to modprobe, but with no positive
> results... any ideas?
> 
> Thanks in advance, best regards
> Jose
> 

There's nothing as posting a question to inmediately find the answer:
I had to modprobe mptbase and mptscsih (MPT Fusion support). Now it
seems to be working

Best regards
Jose

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problem with tape autochanger

[Dirk Heinrichs]

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Am Dienstag, 9. August 2005 15:22 schrieb ext Jose Gonzalez Gomez:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm trying to setup a backup system using an HP SureStore 40x6, but
> this is the first time I'm using tapes under Linux and I'm a bit lost.

> It seems my system has not detected the tape autochanger, as I only
> get the SCSI disk in the list of SCSI devices:
> cognos ~ # cat /proc/scsi/scsi
> Attached devices:
> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
>   Vendor: COMPAQ   Model: BD07296B44       Rev: HPB6
>   Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 03

Just a guess: What about SCSI Tape (CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST) and/or SCSI Generic 
(CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG) support, maybe also CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN (multiple 
LUNs) in your kernel?

HTH...

	Dirk
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