[plug] Non-rewinding devices under Linux

David Campbell campbell at torque.net
Sat Oct 10 13:19:21 WST 1998


From:           	"Paul Wilson" <hooker at opera.iinet.net.au>
> Linux doesn't have the equivalent device, so how do I do the same thing?

*cough loadly and mutter "man st" *

Could you take a close look at /dev/st* and /dev/nst* (/dev/nst is the no 
rewind version of /dev/st)

I will leave it as an exercise for Paul to chase down whoever thought up that 
silly naming convention.

David Campbell
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campbell at torque.net

Current project list:
a) Maintain Linux ZIP drivers
b) Create Linux chipset specific parport drivers
c) Start on ParSCSI drivers

Any assistance to clearing this list most welcome


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