Re: [PLUG] SCSI tape question

[LeRoy Cressy <ldc@netaxs.com>]

cat /proc/scsi/scsi

will tell you what scsi devices are on your system

also:

dmesg | grep scsi will tell you what devices have been detected


Beldon wrote:
> 
> I've been putting together this old 486 box to use as a backup server.  I've
> got the SCSI card to work, but I have no idea how to tell if the tape drive
> itself is being seen.  Part of the problem is that I have no experience with
> character devices (I have gotten my Orb drive to work with it).  The other
> problem is I have no idea what entry in the /dev dirctory the thing is on--
> if any.
> 
> How do you tell (or is there a utility to show) what node a given device is
> on?  I'm running a modified RH7 with the 2.4.2 kernel.  I've looked in
> several sources but they are pretty vague as to whether something would be
> /dev/st1 or /dev/nst or what.  There's got to be a better way than trying tar
> to all possible devices.
> 
> Isn't there?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
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