On 10/17/05, Steve Harding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Otto Moerbeek wrote: > > >To access the tape, you need to be root or be in the operator group. > > > > -Otto > > > > > I am in the operator group. I didn't know that obsd would recognize a > device hooked to an external scsi port, so that is the first hurdle. > There are some jumpers I do not yet understand, and switch on the back > which (apparently) sets the device's scsi id number. I am pretty sure > the cable is good, and that it is properly terminated as it was hooked > to a Novell server and used regularly not long ago. There is also a boot > time scsi config utility for the scsi card, which is set to the defaults. > > Now I know what should be happening. Thanks for all the input, on and > off list. I'll post the solution. > Steve
This is what I see with my tape drive when it is on and no tape inserted: ahc1 at pci1 dev 11 function 0 "Adaptec AHA-2940U" rev 0x01: irq 3 scsibus0 at ahc1: 16 targets st0 at scsibus0 targ 4 lun 0: <WangDAT, Model 3400DX, 5.0j> SCSI2 1/sequential removable st0: drive empty or not ready You should see something similar or your cable/connector/termination/tape drive is bad. It's pretty simple, especially when there is only one device on the SCSI bus. Greg
