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Date:      05 Feb 2003 11:37:23 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        Manuel Hendel <manuel@hendel.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: atapi tape drives with freebsd
Message-ID:  <44u1fiela4.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <20030205133855.GE27719@partagas.as.de.cw.net>
References:  <20030205133855.GE27719@partagas.as.de.cw.net>

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Manuel Hendel <manuel@hendel.net> writes:

> I got a Seagate Hornet ATAPI Tage Drive. Actually this should work
> with /dev/ast0 but I always get "mt: /dev/ast0: Device not configured"
> when I try to do a "mt -f /dev/ast0 rewind".
> Does anyone know where to find a documentation for this?

Well, "man ast" to start with...

>                                                          Or can anyone
> help me?

Assuming you have the device in your kernel (it *is* part of the
GENERIC kernel), make sure that /dev/ast0 actually exists.

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