> Message: 12
> Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 08:17:27 -0400
> From: masker <bacula-forum AT backupcentral DOT com>
> Subject: [Bacula-users]  IBM TS3100 autochanger
> To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> Message-ID: <1275221847.m2f.335972 AT www.backupcentral DOT com>
>
> Phil Stracchino wrote:
>>
>> What is this lin-tape you speak of?
>>
>> If your Linux kernel is properly configured (i.e, SCSI HBA support, SCSI
>> tape support, and the PERC6 low-level SCSI driver enabled), it should
>> Just Work.  If those aren't compiled into your kernel, see if you have
>> them present as modules.
>>
>
>
> The "lin-tape" or "lin_tape" means the driver name of IBM ULTRIUM-HH5 tape 
> drive.
> I've download the lin_tape-1.38.0-1.src.rpm from IBM website. But I can't 
> compile it in Debian 5.0.4.
> The SAS HBA driver is "mpt2sas", it was installed in my system, successfully. 
> Then I could use "mt -f /dev/st0 status", but I got error message like "read 
> error.. " if I type " mt -f /dev/st0 tell".
> Under this situation , it could write by "tar" command, but show "write 
> error..." after several hours.
> If I connect the tape drive to a machine of CentOS with right driver, it show 
> "/dev/IBMtape0" as the device name, and I could have right answer by "mt -f 
> /dev/IBMtape0 tell"
>
> So. I need some help. If anyone have any suggestion to help me install the 
> tape in Debian OS?


Just one word frrom someone who have tested and am using both TS3100 &
TS3200s with LTO4 drives; STAY AWAY from lin-tape. It is very kernel
specific and even when you think everything is working fine, it will
come back and bite you later.

I do not use Debian but in RedHat 4 and 5, all I have to do is make
sure "mt-st" and "mtx" packages are installed.

Following is the comparison of with and without lin-tape devices under /dev.

Example WITH lin-tape:           # mt -f /dev/IBMtape0 status
Example WITHOUT lin-tape:    #  mt -f /dev/st0 status

HTH,
Win

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