> 
> 1. Use /dev/rst0. /dev/st0 is a block device. I don't know why MAKEDEV
> makes this, delete it.
> 
You _can_ actually use the block device, I use it sometimes. If you have
a real tape station (not a streaming one) then it should be possible to
mount it as a file system. I tried this ~6 years ago, and after some
tweaking of the kernel it worked :-)

-- Ragge