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From: Dave Ihnat <ignatz@dminet.com> To: redhat-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Tape Unit in Linux Box Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 12:19:45 -0600 [...] Look for /dev/ht0 and /dev/st0. With a tape in the drive, try 'dd if=/dev/ht0 of=/usr/tmp/foo count=1". If that doesn't work, try the same command with '/dev/st0'. If neither works, your drive was never set up or, if it was, something has changed to invalidate the configuration. If either one DOES access the drive, then you're not addressing it properly. Look at how 'tar'--or any other program using the tape drive--is invoked. Make sure it's using the proper device. Check default device names--look at the man page. ===