About SCSI Tape

[Brooks Davis]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 02:05:25PM +0600, Serge V. Panchencko wrote:
> 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
> 
> ===Cut===
> # mt -f /dev/sa0 status
> mt: /dev/sa0: Device not configured
> ===Cut===
> 
> 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 ?

Yes.

-- Brooks

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