Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 3 May 2001 22:55:10 +0300 (EEST) | From | Kai Makisara <> | Subject | Re: raw tape device support??? |
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On Thu, 3 May 2001, Mark Hounschell wrote:
> Sorry if this isn't the correct place for this question. Is there or > will there > ever be raw tape device access. I'm trying to port an app from Dec unix > and at > least there the app requires /dev/rmt** (raw device). I've read in the > archives > about how to bind a block device to a raw device using the raw command > but the > tape dev (/dev/st*) is a char device and the command doesn't work on > char devices. > So I'm trying to figure out to get the same effect as /dev/rmt* does on > the dec > box in a linux environment.
You can just use the device /dev/st* (or /dev/nst*). They are raw (character) devices. If your app needs to find the devices with names /dev/rmt*, you can make new device nodes or use links.
Kai
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