Marc Peiser marcpeiser@gmail.com wrote:
I'm trying to get a scsi tape device (Sony SDX-D500V) working on my dell 2450 running centos 4.2. I can see the device (ch1, id2) using the dell bois raid utility, but once booted into linux I can't see any mention of it in the logs or dmesg.
Is it the same SCSI controller as the SCSI disks? Are the SCSI disks in a hardware RAID configuration?
Just FYI, some Linux drivers for SCSI cards with RAID only have disk/block support, and not more advanced support for rich peripherals like optical/tape on the same controller.
[ I don't know if that is your case, I haven't researched your Dell model/configuration. ]
Do you know if the generic kernel (2.6.9-22.0.1.ELsmp) supports this tape device?
Yes. But I think you're issue is something else (as above).
Can anyone give me any pointers in getting this device working.
If you do an "lsmod", we can find out more about your SCSI controller.
Now if your tape is attached to a different controller (not just a different channel on the same controller) than your disks, then it's probably just the fact the SCSI driver isn't loaded.
In either case, I need to know what disk controller.