About SCSI Tape

[Serge V. Panchencko]

Hi, all.

I try to use HP Surestore 24e tape device with FreeBSD 
4.8-STABLE
(built on Mon May 12 09:32:15 YEKST 2003).

I have a small experience with that device on Solaris.

The question I want to ask is - why system tells me

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# mt -f /dev/sa0 status
mt: /dev/sa0: Device not configured
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when there is no tape in it ? In Solaris there is more 
appropriate
message - "Tape not loaded or drive offline".

Is it normal in FreeBSD ?

When the tape is inside - all is great.

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# mt -f /dev/sa0 status
Mode      Density              Blocksize      bpi 
Compression
Current:  0x25:DDS-3           variable       97000    DCLZ
---------available modes---------
0:        0x25:DDS-3           variable       97000    DCLZ
1:        0x25:DDS-3           variable       97000    DCLZ
2:        0x25:DDS-3           variable       97000    DCLZ
3:        0x25:DDS-3           variable       97000    DCLZ
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Current Driver State: at rest.
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File Number: 0  Record Number: 0        Residual Count 0
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