From: Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@gmail.com>
To: Jim Duda <jim@duda.tzo.com>
Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.31-rc1 with ide-tape / STT2000A
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:59:33 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A7DE735.6090409@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <h5kn9c$51r$1@ger.gmane.org>
On 08/08/2009 02:30 PM, Jim Duda wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm having trouble using my STT2000A ATAPE TAPE drive after upgrading to
> at least kernel 2.6.30. I use the tape drive solely for tape backup
> using simple tar commands.
>
> In previous kernels, I was able to access the tape drive using the
> ide-scsi adaptation layer with /dev/st0
>
> I realize that in transitioning through 2.6.30 the kernel has abandoned
> the use of ide-scsi. As I understand it, ide-tape interacts directly
> with the tape drive and I am supposed to now use /dev/ht0.
My first suggestion would be to try using the libata drivers instead of
the old IDE ones. The st driver should be able to access the tape then.
I'm not sure if many people are running ATAPI tape drives on libata
these days, but the old IDE drivers certainly don't get a lot of use.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-08-08 20:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-08-08 20:30 2.6.31-rc1 with ide-tape / STT2000A Jim Duda
2009-08-08 20:59 ` Robert Hancock [this message]
2009-08-08 21:44 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-09 16:58 ` Alan Cox
2009-08-09 19:47 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-09 20:21 ` Alan Cox
2009-08-09 20:25 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-09 20:58 ` Alan Cox
2009-08-09 22:27 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2009-08-10 17:21 ` Alan Cox
2009-08-10 19:48 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2009-08-10 21:20 ` Alan Cox
2009-08-10 21:42 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2009-08-11 0:40 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-09 7:28 ` Borislav Petkov
2009-08-09 22:51 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-09 23:32 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-10 0:01 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-10 2:28 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-10 22:10 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-10 22:36 ` Alan Cox
2009-08-10 23:07 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-10 23:21 ` Jim Paris
2009-08-10 23:34 ` Jim Duda
2009-08-11 9:37 ` Alan Cox
2009-08-11 4:33 ` Borislav Petkov
2009-08-11 11:25 ` Jim Duda
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