thanks gnom..
it now says connected and configured.. though condition is still "unknown', unlike other devices like usb wherein, condition says "ok"

then i use the command:
for foo in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
> do
> mt-f/dev/rmt/$foo status
>done

to determine the directory of my tape drive but everything says "not found"..
i will try to research and get back here..

thanks again..