Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!pacbell.com!ames!eos!shelby!neon!Gang-of-Four!dkeisen From: dkeisen@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU (Dave Eisen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Need help installing Irwin mini Message-ID: <1990Jul18.195325.20597@Neon.Stanford.EDU> Date: 18 Jul 90 19:53:25 GMT References: <1746@utoday.UUCP> Sender: news@Neon.Stanford.EDU (USENET News System) Organization: Sequoia Peripherals Lines: 22 In article <1746@utoday.UUCP> sean@utoday.UUCP (Sean Fulton) writes: > >We have an Irwin mini tape drive for use on an Everex Step 385/25 >running Xenix 2.3 and am unable to get Xenix to recognize the drive. > >Constant error messages are something akin to: > > "Can't /dev/xct0" > >I believe the *ct0 devices are for full-sized cartridge tapes. > I suspect that you want to change the default tape device (in /etc/default/tape) to /dev/rctmini from its usual setting of /dev/xct0. -- Dave Eisen Home: (415) 323-9757 dkeisen@Gang-of-Four.Stanford.EDU Office: (415) 967-5644 1447 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043