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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!chi-news.cic.net!News1.mcs.net!in-news.erinet.com!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!ns2.mainstreet.net!news.roble.com!not-for-mail From: marquis@roble.com (Roger Marquis) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Create tape device (w/o reboot)? Date: 7 Aug 1996 01:31:36 GMT Organization: Roble Systems (http://www.roble.com) Lines: 4 Message-ID: <4u8rlo$5kb@alba.roble.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: roble.com X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Is there some way to create a tape device on a system that was booted w/o the physical device plugged in and turned on? Roger Marquis