Topic: SCSI Tape Problem with SME 6.01

[SoundSailor]

I recently upgraded a file server that had been happily running on E-Smith 5.0 for years (needed more disk space). The new box is running SME 6.01. I took the Adaptec SCSI adapter out of the old machine and put into the new one. When I boot the new box the SCSI Bios starts and shows the DLT tape drive as SCSI ID 6. However, SME doesn't recognize the drive. The same combination of adapter and drive worked well for years in my E-Smith 5.0 box. Any suggestions on how to get it working in the new one?

[SoundSailor]

Using Darrell May's how-to "How to add a scsi tape drive and controller after install" I've discovered that the aic7xxx module isn't being loaded. lsmod gives the following:

[root]# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
st                     29680   0  (autoclean) (unused)
sg                     33924   0  (autoclean)
appletalk              23884  12  (autoclean)
e1000                  57624   1
ide-scsi               11008   0
ide-cd                 32256   0
cdrom                  32128   0  [ide-cd]
ehci-hcd               18368   0  (unused)
usb-uhci               24676   0  (unused)
usbcore                73792   1  [ehci-hcd usb-uhci]
ext3                   66592   2
jbd                    47596   2  [ext3]
3w-xxxx                37504   3
sd_mod                 12828   6
scsi_mod              107548   5  [st sg ide-scsi 3w-xxxx sd_mod]

The box also has a 3ware RAID Controller. Does that need the 3w-xxxx module or can I safely replace that with the aic7xxx module?

[NickR]

No don't replace the 3Ware driver, just add the aic7xxx module with insmod aic7xxx.  It sems from the list that you already have st (the SCSI Tape module) being loaded, so after adding aic7xxx you should be good to go.

[Anonymous]

That did it, thanks for your help.