[WBEL-users] Help with an ST tape streamer please

[Conor Wynne]

> Can I pick your brains please:
>
> I have a Win2K server (wait for it...) now happily converted to a WBEL
> server!!
>
> Everything works fine except the tape streamer - a Seagate ST-model 4GB
> Travan. I have researched as far as I can and have installed the
> IDE-SCSI functionality and although the unit is 'seen' by the system,
> accepts commands and gives me status etc, I cannot read or write (a bit
> fundamental!) - the first things I have noticed is that the unit reports
> a default blocksize of 0 rather than 512 - do I have to setup a
> definition for the specific tape unit somewhere. This may be obvious but
> I was up till 2am resurrecting a Win2K server elsewhere and so my
> brain's still asleep.

First things first:
What is the output of:
1. cat /proc/scsi/scsi
2. What is the test backup you did?

> Thanks
> NK

Conor Wynne
Dublin
Irlande.