Hi Daniel, You could use the Debian Lenny Un-official net-install from Kmuto [1] which uses an newer kernel. It saves my ass sometimes with hardware recently buyed.
[1].http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/ Javier. 2010/6/12 Daniel Bareiro <daniel-lis...@gmx.net>: > Hi all! > > I'm doing tests with a brand new HP Storageworks 1/8 G2 I plan to use > with Bacula on Debian GNU/Linux Lenny. > > The tape autoloader is connected to a PC through an HP Smart Array P212 > card. It is HP's entry level PCI Express Serial Attached SCSI RAID > controller. > > In these initial tests I intend to make the autoloader and the drive to > recognize commands sent using mtx and mt, respectively. > > However, in the operating system I'm only seeing the tape drive, but not > the autochanger: > > > backup:~# cat /proc/scsi/scsi > Attached devices: > Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 > Vendor: ATA Model: ST3160211AS Rev: 3.AA > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 > > > But I'm not seeing a /dev/st0 or /dev/nst0 device. > > When I was installing Debian, the installer found a device /dev/cciss in > which the storage volume could not be determined. By canceling this, the > installation continued normally installing the OS on a SATA disk. > > After it has finished installing the operating system and booted it, I > noticed the following error message in the front panel display: > > > ERR: 0:8D 14 00 (Related to the message "mechanical block") > > > I've seen in other previous installation with a internal HP RAID > controller the same type of message (unable to recognize the volume of > the storage device) because of not being created any locagicaldrive, so > maybe the problem was observed for the installation of Debian is due to > a lack of controller settings, although I'm not sure what that should be > configured on the controller to work with an autoloader (regardless of > whether the installation of Debian is not made in a cciss device). > > The inability to detect the autochanger, the error shown in the display, > and the fact could not find a device for the tape drive may be due to a > lack of configuration of the SAS RAID controller? > > Thanks in advance for your reply. > > Regards, > Daniel > -- > Fingerprint: BFB3 08D6 B4D1 31B2 72B9 29CE 6696 BF1B 14E6 1D37 > Powered by Debian GNU/Linux Lenny - Linux user #188.598 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkwS5K8ACgkQZpa/GxTmHTc/hACff8R6cyXII8am4rZd+X6MK0+z > VeQAn3hAWKKkssMat4BjsjnhRuPE2hYp > =lwrv > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > -- _____________________________________________ Francisco Javier Funes Nieto [esen...@gmail.com] CANONIGOS Servicios Informáticos para PYMES. Cl. Cruz 2, 1º Oficina 7 Tlf: 958.536759 / 661134556 Fax: 958.521354 GRANADA - 18002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
