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From: gryphon@msgi.com (Coranth Gryphon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: configuring tape device
Date: 13 Jun 1995 19:26:08 -0400
Organization: MSG, Inc. (Burlington, MA)
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Sender: Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@healer.com>
Message-ID: <3rl6qg$n1g@hydra.msgi.com>
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Hi. I have a colorado qic-80 tape drive (installed as ft0)

It's recognized by the boot and "devmenu", but I cannot seem
to get "mt" to recognize it. I get 'Device not configured' error.

I must be missing something simple, but my brain is melted and
I can't figure out what.

Any ideas?

-coranth

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Coranth Gryphon  <gryphon@msgi.com>       MSG, Inc.
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FAX:   (617) 272-0397                     Burlington, MA  01803-5168
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