Solaris 8 not detecting Sony TSL-A500C
Hi,
I am running Solaris 8 ( 5.8 Generic_108528-18 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraAX-i2 )
on a SunFire V120.
I also have a Sony TSL-A500C tape unit attached to it.
The Tape unit has been tested on a SunFire V120 Sol 8 in Australia.
The tape unit was then sent to New Zealand.
( there are actually 3 tape units send for the 3 existing V120 in NZ )
These problem occurs on ALL 3 NZ machines. ( all 3 tape units tested in AUS , ufsdump and ufsrestore )
I am unable to detect and get the /dev/rmt links. ( I got /dev/rmt/0n on AUS machines ) ( no hardening )
A probe-scsi-all shows this:
ok probe-scsi-all
/pci@1f,0/pci@1/scsi@8,1
Target f
Unit 0Removable TapeSONYTSL-A500CL201
Unit 1Removable Device type 8SONYTSL-A500CL201
I have tried running
1) drvconfig; tapes; devlinks
2) devfsadm
3) touch /reconfigure ; init 6
A devfsadm was all that was required in AUS
I have also tried to modify the /kernel/drv/st.conf file
tape-config-list=
"SONY TSL-A500C ","SONY AIT2 8mm","SONY_AIT";
SONY_AIT = 1,0x34,0,0x9639,4,0x13,0x0,0x8C,0x8C,3;
and
SONY_AIT=1,0x36,0,0x9639,4,0x13,0x8c,0x8c,0x8c,3;
and
tape-config-list="SONYTSL-A500C", "Sony AIT2 8mm Autoloader", "SONY_AIT" ;
SONY_AIT = 1, 0x36, 0, 0xd679, 4, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,0;
Also made sure that the "SONYTSL-A500C" match exact the string from probe-scsi ( them 4 spaces )
As a last resort I rebuilt a box with Solaris 8 ( Entire distribution cluster )
/dev/rmt remains empty
even after a reconfig reboot, devfsadm etc.
I have run out of ideas....
I have console access to the NZ machines
and am willing to try anything you suggest.
Thanks
Peter
