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From: john@wa3wbu.UUCP (John Gayman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: problems installing Archive tape driver
Summary: Here are the 2.3 nodes
Keywords: Archive streaming tape driver Microport V2.4
Message-ID: <653@wa3wbu.UUCP>
Date: 21 Oct 88 11:01:10 GMT
References: <331@siswat.UUCP> <1505@ssc.UUCP>
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Organization: WA3WBU, Marysville,PA
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In article <1505@ssc.UUCP>, fyl@ssc.UUCP (Phil Hughes) writes:
> Also, when you get it working, don't forget to pipe stuff thru strm,
> which has a man page on the system.  Good luck and if anyone knows
> what all the nodes in /dev/mt are, please let me know.
> 
   Here are the node functions as per the documentation with the 2.3
Everex drivers:

			/dev/mt/rmt0  -  rewind the tape

			/dev/mt/rmt8  -  fast fwd to end, then rewind

			/dev/mt/rmt16 -  reset the tape controller

			/dev/mt/rmt64 -  erase the tape cartridge

   You also use the "tape" utility to accomplish some of this. Like if you
wanted to reset the controller you would simply issue the command
"echo o | tape /dev/mt/rmt16"  and re-tensioning a tape would be
"echo o | tape /dev/mt/rmt8".  Hope this helps you.


					John



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