On  7 Nov, Matt Thomas wrote:

> Doesn't happen for me.  Maybe you should nuke all your st devices
> and remake them?
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[root@Zimbo dev]$ rm /dev/*st[0-9]*
[root@Zimbo dev]$ ./MAKEDEV st0    
[root@Zimbo dev]$ l /dev/*st[0-9]* 
crw-rw----  1 root  operator  60,  4 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/nrst0
crw-rw----  1 root  operator  60, 12 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/nrst8
brw-rw----  1 root  operator  21,  4 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/nst0
brw-rw----  1 root  operator  21, 12 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/nst8
crw-rw----  1 root  operator  60,  0 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/rst0
crw-rw----  1 root  operator  60, 12 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/rst12
crw-rw----  1 root  operator  60,  4 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/rst4
crw-rw----  1 root  operator  60,  8 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/rst8
brw-rw----  1 root  operator  21,  0 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/st0
brw-rw----  1 root  operator  21, 12 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/st12
brw-rw----  1 root  operator  21,  4 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/st4
brw-rw----  1 root  operator  21,  8 Nov  8 08:12 /dev/st8
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The same. Blockdevices and /dev/nrst0 == /dev/rst4.
See my other mail to Carl Lowenstein <cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu>. I think there
are different minor device numbering conventions in the varios drivers.
I will visit the man pages for tape devices in section 4 and if
necessary the kernel source to get a better overveiw. 
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         Jochen

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