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06-01-2002

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Thank you for your prompt reply. Let me please tell you a little bit more about my inquire. When I say I am newy to Unix I really mean it. I operate computers do not program them.
This system has a special application that runs on SCO Unix and that controls the addreesable scramblers and settops of a CATV operator. I can configure and modify the application but do not know anything about Unix.
About a year ago, the tape backup drive crashed. It was never replaced. Now, the hard disk failed and it was necessary to change it. This is why I need to load the OS again. To do so I require the tape backup drive. I have one available that is the HP 5000+. The computer as said before is an IBM PS/2 Model 90. I reference the system and the computer recognizes the tape, this means it appears as an available device in the set up (configuration) screen. I boot the system with the boot diskette and start with the OS loading process. Then I get a notice saying that the tape drive is not found. I understand that Unix does not recognize devices automatically. I believe that I need to make changes so that it is redirect to the new device ID. But I do not know if this is true or if I am doing something wrong. If I need to make changes: What are exactly those new instructions I have to add?

You say that that the hardware recog the device I need the drivers for Unix. Ok, I can get the drivers from the HP web but How do I load them??

Any help you can provide is welcome.

Regards,

Allaite

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tcopy

tcopy(1)							   User Commands							  tcopy(1)

NAME

       tcopy - copy a magnetic tape

SYNOPSIS

       tcopy source [destination]

DESCRIPTION

       The  tcopy  utility copies the magnetic tape mounted on the tape drive specified by the source argument. The only assumption made about the
       contents of a tape is that there are two tape marks at the end.

       When only a source drive is specified, tcopy scans the tape, and displays information about the sizes of records and tape files.  If a des-
       tination  is  specified,  tcopy makes a copies the source tape onto the destination tape, with blocking preserved. As it copies, tcopy pro-
       duces the same output as it does when only scanning a tape.

       The tcopy utility requires the use of Berkeley-compatible device names. For example,

       example% tcopy /dev/rmt/1b /dev/rmt/2b

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWesu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       mt(1), ioctl(2), attributes(5)

NOTES

       tcopy will only run on systems supporting an associated set of  ioctl(2) requests.

SunOS 5.10							    10 Mar 2000 							  tcopy(1)

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