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Operating Systems SCO Installing SCSI Tape drive Post 302168151 by jgt on Sunday 17th of February 2008 09:57:13 AM
Old 02-17-2008
When the system is going though its POST, type <ctrl>A and run the adaptec diagnostics/configuration routine, and see if the tape is recognized.
This process will also confirm the SCSI ID.
 

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scsi_cname(9F)						   Kernel Functions for Drivers 					    scsi_cname(9F)

NAME
scsi_cname, scsi_dname, scsi_mname, scsi_rname, scsi_sname - decode a SCSI name SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/scsi/scsi.h> char *scsi_cname(uchar_t cmd, char **cmdvec); char *scsi_dname(int dtype); char *scsi_mname(uchar_t msg); char *scsi_rname(uchar_t reason); char *scsi_sname(uchar_t sense_key); INTERFACE LEVEL
Solaris DDI specific (Solaris DDI). PARAMETERS
cmd A SCSI command value. cmdvec Pointer to an array of command strings. dtype Device type. msg A message value. reason A packet reason value. sense_key A SCSI sense key value. DESCRIPTION
scsi_cname() decodes SCSI commands. cmdvec is a pointer to an array of strings. The first byte of the string is the command value, and the remainder is the name of the command. scsi_dname() decodes the peripheral device type (for example, direct access or sequential access) in the inquiry data. scsi_mname() decodes SCSI messages. scsi_rname() decodes packet completion reasons. scsi_sname() decodes SCSI sense keys. RETURN VALUES
These functions return a pointer to a string. If an argument is invalid, they return a string to that effect. CONTEXT
These functions can be called from user or interrupt context. EXAMPLES
Example 1: Decoding SCSI tape commands. scsi_cname() decodes SCSI tape commands as follows: static char *st_cmds[] = { "00test unit ready", "01rewind", "03request sense", "10read", "12write", "20write file mark", "21space", "22inquiry", "25mode select", "31erase tape", "32mode sense", "33load tape", NULL }; .. cmn_err(CE_CONT, "st: cmd=%s", scsi_cname(cmd, st_cmds)); .. SEE ALSO
Writing Device Drivers SunOS 5.10 21 Dec 1992 scsi_cname(9F)
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