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From: phil@lgnp1.LS.COM (Phil Eschallier)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Colorado Memory Systems Tapes from boot floppies
Keywords: Tapes, File Restoration
Message-ID: <5399@lgnp1.LS.COM>
Date: 28 Mar 90 16:04:48 GMT
References: <3569@thebes.Thalatta.COM>
Organization: Lagniappe Systems [Doylestown PA]
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In article <3569@thebes.Thalatta.COM> campbell@Thalatta.COM (Bill Campbell) writes:
>I have been unable to access the CMS ``Jumbo'' tape drive from bootable
>floppies on Xenix 2.3.3.  Yes, I did make the boot floppies after
>installing the jtape drivers.
>
>When I try the command ``tar -tvf /dev/rmt0'' I get the message
>from tar that it cannot open /dev/rmt0.  Has anyone made this work?

	try looking in your /dev directory (on you hard disk) for the
	device numbers (maj and min) for rmt0 then mknod that device on
	your bootable floppy.

	all should work then.

	phil eschallier