Help with tape drive

UNIX Solaris
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Hey folks,

Linux admin here, forced to use Opensolaris to try to use ufsdump/ufsrestore to get some data of some old tapes.

I've got Opensolaris 2009.06 on x86 and a Sony SDX-700V.

As a "control" experiment, I booted the system with a Linux live CD and the tape drive worked perfectly.

What I've tried:

  • ran devfsadm, got no output no errors
  • ran mt status, got "/dev/rmt/0n: No such file or directory"
  • actually there is nothing at all in /dev/rmt
  • ran cfgadm -al, it shows a bunch of usb devices
  • checked the SCSI ID of the drive, it was set to 6
  • switched the SCSI ID to 1, tried all of the above - same result

Does anyone have any suggestions for a poor linux admin just trying to get by?

Many thanks,

Eddy

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Your scsi card seems to be unsupported.

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a-HA. I think you're right. Just checked the HCL and I do not see our SCSI card listed.

Guess I'll go sift through the rubbage heap to see if I can find one that is.

Thanks!