[NTLUG:Discuss] scsi tape library question

[Chris Cox]

Fred James wrote:
> System: RH 7.1 on i686 (Linux 2.4.2-2)
> I just installed a SCSI adapter (Adaptec AHA-2940W/AHA-2940UW) and 
> attached an Overland LoaderXpress LXLS 10 tape machine to it.  This is 
> the only SCSI adapter in the machine, and the only device on the adapter.
> 
> "grep -i scsi /var/log/messages" and "lspci" seem to indicate that the 
> adapter and device are present, and it has found a "TYPE: 
> Sequencial-Access" and a "TYPE: Medium Changer"
> 
> Please point me to docs or clues on how to finish setting up the devices 
> (drive and changer) so the system can use them.   This my first time 
> with SCSI anything.
> Thanks.
> 

Install mtx ... it will use the SCSI generic device (e.g. /dev/sg0
or /dev/sg1 or something like that) to communicate with the robotics.
Since I have an Overland Data, I would expect success.  mtx is
very easy to use.  You'll access the tape (once loaded using mtx)
as a normal tape device.