Mehdi Sarmadi wrote: > Hello > > I do have problem using Linux with an external HP tape drive. The > server platform is also an HP Server; the server is an HP ML350 G4, > and the Tape drive is a HP Storage Works Ultrium 448 - 1U > Rack-mountable. > > HP Ultrium documentation says two drivers should be automatically > up, sym53c8xx for LSI SCSI interface "st" for tape and /proc/scsi/scsi > should contain information about tape drive, e.g. SCSI ID. However > none of them happened in my case! (document: "UP LTO Ultrium 2-3 - > Unix Config Guide") > > The SCSI adapter is an LSI53C1030. The system has another the same > adapter which is used for hard disk drives. > > The interesting part is, the hard disk are detected and even OS > boots from them, but I can't make the tape drive work. Moreover, in > system boot up, LSI SCSI BIOS displays informations saying there is a > tape drive connected! > > Any one has same experience, suggestion, comments or clues? > > I've place a zip file here: > http://msarmadi.googlepages.com/report_files.zip which contains: > > - dmesg > - lshal > - lsmod > - lspci -vv > - cat /proc/scsi/scsi > proc.scsi.scsi > - cat /proc/modules > proc.modules > - uname -a > uname > > Also, below there are detailed information about devices and OS > config/log files. > > ===== System info: > Operating System: Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 5(the same thing happened > using CentOS 5.2) > Sever System: HP ML530 G4 > SCSI Adapter: LSI 1030 > Tape Drive: HP Storage Works Ultrium 448 - 1U Rack-mountable > SCSI Cable: P/N 313375002 Rev R (coming with tape drive) > > *Note that, no other SCSI devices are connected to the cable. > > ===== Here is some parts of boot up messages on the screen of HP ML350 G4 ==== > System BIOS D17 (14/04/2005) > > ... > > MPTBIOS-5.05.18 > > ... > > Slot 3 HP Smart Array 6400 Controller (192MB, v.2.26) 1 Logic Drive Detected > 1794-Slot 3 Drive Arraye - Array Accelerator Battery Charge low > Array Accelerator Posted-Write Cache is temporarilty Disabled > Array Accelerator batteries hace failed to charge and should be replaced > > > Slot 3 HP Smart Array 6400 EM Controller (192MB, v.2.26) 1 Logic Drive Detected > Tape or CD-ROM Drive(s) Detected: > SCSI Port 2: SCSI ID 1 > 1785-Slot 3 Drive Arraye Not Configured > No Drives Detected > ... > > [Followed by GRUB and Linux boot up] > ========================= > > -- > Mehdi Sarmadi Mehdi, did you install the "mt-st" RPM ? This lets you control your tape with the mt utilities. Knowledgebase articles that seem to be relevant for your case are e.g. http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-1235 http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-7084 HTH, Kay