DLT and Debian

[der.hans]

Am 17. Jun, 2003 schw=E4tzte elemint@cox.net so:

> If a DLT drive is added to a Deian server does DLT or tape support have t=
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> built into the kernel which would require a recompile or is the support
> already native in Debian for a DLT tape drive?

The st module is pre-built for kernel packages from debian.

modprobe st

cat /proc/scsi/scsi to see if the tape drive is recognized.

/dev/nst0 is the non-rewind device, /dev/st0 is the rewind device. Always
use the non-rewind device unless you explicitly need the rewind device.

mt is used to manipulate the tape drive. mtx is for libraries.

ciao,

der.hans
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