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Date:      Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:51:32 -0500
From:      Bill Vermillion <bill@wjv.com>
To:        Andy Kirkham <minosh@engineer.com>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Tape drive C1557
Message-ID:  <20010328095132.F10350@wjv.com>
In-Reply-To: <381228538.985768106877.JavaMail.root@web147-mc>; from minosh@engineer.com on Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 03:28:26AM -0500
References:  <381228538.985768106877.JavaMail.root@web147-mc>

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On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 03:28:26AM -0500, Andy Kirkham thus spoke:
> Hi there

> I have installed an HP SureStore 24x6 tape unit onto
> my machine. However, I just can't get it working.
> Basically, I get the following:-

> # tar -c /etc
> tar: can't open /dev/rsa0 : Device not configured

> OR....

> # dump -0u /
> DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Mar 28 09:35:55 2001
> DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
> DUMP: Dumping /dev/ad0s1a (/) to /dev/rsa0
> DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
> DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
> DUMP: estimated 35459 tape blocks on 0.91 tape(s).
> DUMP: Cannot open output "/dev/rsa0".

.... <deletia -wjv>

> and then done the sh MAKEDEV ch0 and sh MAKEDEV sa0
> but no joy. Still getting the same error. Here's part
> of the dmesg output:-

> ahc0: <Adaptec aic7895 Ultra SCSI adapter> port 0xe800-0xe8ff mem
> 0xeb000000-0xeb000fff irq 11 at device 12.0 on pci0
> aic7895C: Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 32/255 SCBs ahc1: <Adaptec aic7895
> Ultra SCSI adapter> port 0xec00-0xecff mem 0xeb002000-0xeb002fff irq 11 at
> device 12.1 on pci0
> ahc1: Using left over BIOS settings
> aic7895C: Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 32/255 SCBs
> 
> sa0 at ahc0 bus 0 target 4 lun 0
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> sa0: <HP C1557A U812> Removable Sequential Access SCSI-2 device
> sa0: 10.000MB/s transfers (10.000MHz, offset 15)
> sa1 at ahc0 bus 0 target 4 lun 1
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Any ideas anyone?

It shows TWO tape drives, on at lun 0 and one at lun 1.

Do you have two.  What lun is the device really on?

-- 
Bill Vermillion -   bv @ wjv . com

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