On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 07:16:51 -0600 (CST) Munir Nassar <nassarmu at redconcepts.net> wrote: > i have not been following this thread, but have you tried modprobe > st? root at fjorn:~# modprobe st root at fjorn:~# lsmod Module Size Used by Not tainted st 27820 0 (unused) snd-pcm-oss 37252 0 (unused) snd-mixer-oss 11992 0 [snd-pcm-oss] uhci 24496 0 (unused) ehci-hcd 16872 0 (unused) usbcore 58400 1 [uhci ehci-hcd] snd-emu10k1 60212 0 snd-pcm 55904 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-emu10k1] snd-timer 13252 0 [snd-pcm] snd-hwdep 4672 0 [snd-emu10k1] snd-util-mem 1136 0 [snd-emu10k1] snd-page-alloc 6004 0 [snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm] snd-rawmidi 12512 0 [snd-emu10k1] snd-seq-device 3920 0 [snd-emu10k1 snd-rawmidi] snd-ac97-codec 37240 0 [snd-emu10k1] snd 27460 0 [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-emu10k1 snd-pcm snd-timer snd-hwdep snd-util-mem snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec] soundcore 3332 6 [snd] emu10k1-gp 1352 0 (unused) gameport 1452 0 [emu10k1-gp] tulip 40928 1 crc32 2880 0 [tulip] ide-scsi 9424 0 agpgart 39576 0 (unused) root at fjorn:~# mt status /dev/tape: No such file or directory root at fjorn:~# mt -f /dev/st0 status /dev/st0: No such device root at fjorn:~# ls -al /dev/st0 crw-r----- 1 root disk 9, 0 Jul 18 1994 /dev/st0 `modprobe st` puts it into the dernel, but still fails to recognize /dev/rmt0 /dev/st0 or similar files as being tape devices. -- Shawn "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear." -Mark Twain Ne Obliviscaris -- "Forget Not" _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list