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generic kernels
compiling a new kernel
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generic kernels
You do not need to worry about which disk drivers you are currently using;
providing the right SCSI transport driver is present then it can be used by the tape
driver. If you use a generic kernel (that is if you have not trimmed the hardware
device support out of the kernel you installed from, say, RedHat 5.2) then it will
include support for all popular SCSI HBAs.
Check "http://www.linux.org"
popular Adaptec 78xx and 77xx chipsets along with Symbios 53cXXX derivatives
are currently supported.
compiling a new kernel
If your kernel does not include the relevant SCSI drivers then you should compile
a new kernel by downloading the kernel source tarball. Once downloaded, a new
kernal can be compiled by following the instructions in your release
documentation.
If you installed the kernel sources then they are usually present within the path
"/usr/src/linux". This path name can be a symbolic link to the actual release
directory (for example "linux-2.0.34").
In order to have SCSI tape support you need to have SCSI support compiled in,
and SCSI tape support compiled in.
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