Subject: Re: rst0 and st0
To: None <wojtek@wojtek.from.pl>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 01/30/2001 23:15:26
On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 10:54:57PM +0100, wojtek@wojtek.from.pl wrote:
> i found rst0, nrst0, nst0, st0 for my DAT tape drive
> first two i understand but what is buffered device for tape?

All devices are buffered. nst0 and st0 are non-unmounting devices I think.
Look at st(4).

> 
> could i newfs and mount it???
> 

No, this is not possible on sequencial devices.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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