[rescue] Re: QIC-11 on a SparcStation ?

[Chris Powell]

PurpleT3K wrote:

> Unfortunately, running
> 
> mt -f /dev/rst0 status
> 
> just gives me 'No such device or address'
> 
> Is there something else I need to do to enable 
> this? As far as I know the tape drive is OK
> and should work on a Sparcstation 1, even though
> its old.

Hmmm, seem to remember that this is normal when no tape is present
in a QIC-11 drive.... Can't remember for sure though. Try loading a
tape and doing something like:

mt -f /dev/rst0 rewind


ChrisP.