On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 09:07:36PM -0800, Stephen Walton wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 16:15, Gene Heskett wrote:
> 
> > Stephen Walton wrote:
> > >I do know of the amrecover_changer parameter, and it is set to
> > >"/dev/nst0"in my amanda.conf,..
> > 
> > I believe thats the wrong device, should it not be /dev/sgX?,
> 
> No.  Good idea, but if I set amrecover_changer to /dev/sg3, "settape
> /dev/sg3" in amrecover, it tries to read /dev/sg3 as if it was a tape

I don't think anyone said they had to be the same.
Changer is (should be) /dev/sgX.
Tape is (should be) /dev/nstX

When it asks for changer try sg, when it asks for tape try nst.

I don't know if it will work, but that is what I would expect.


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