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>>