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From: glen@hpfcmgw.HP.COM (Glen Robinson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: DAT Drive on 345 Questions
Message-ID: <1080168@hpfcmgw.HP.COM>
Date: 20 Sep 90 18:31:25 GMT
References: <1990Sep17.194546.14295@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
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>is that a scsi tape?) My 7.0 Peripheral Installation
>guide doesn't cover the DAT drive.
>
>We have the scsi driver patch installed.
	
>Following is the advice from Wayne Erickson, one of my system
>administrators who has gotten past this problem:
>
>
>    You must have scsitape in your kernel (SAM can do this).
>
>
>    Major number for scsi tape is 54.
>         ex.  /dev/rmt/0m  54 0x0f0202   (rewind)
>              /dev/rmt/0mn 54 0x0f0203   (no rewind)
>
>Even though the address switch is not used for the DAT drive, I found that the
>factory sets the address to the physical unit in the C2213A box
>(ex. if you have a disk drive & a DAT - it will probably
>be set to the address of unit 2 located on the back of the box).  
>Otherwise, you have to pop the cover of the box & locate the dip switch - this 
>should be documented in the 6000 manual.

And if you want to boot you must have a tape in your scsitape -)

Glen-R