How do you determine a device name when using unix?
I'm trying to extract some files with the command
cpio -idmv
But I don't know the device name. The drive is an
exabyte exb-8500 scsi drive
2007-10-18 04:08:26 · 3 answers · asked by Raul677@aol.com 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Both of you guys were great in your answer;however, when I say drive I did not mean the hard drive itself, I'm trying to extract from a 8mm tape loaded in a special optical drive which is attached internally to the computer. I need the name for this device, any ideas?
2007-10-18 05:56:48 · update #1
Hi, that depends on what the device is named at. Unix naming methods are like:
/hda1
/hda2
/hda3
sometimes it may also name it with sda so depending on the numer of partitions and the partition number the file is in u may want to extract from that drive:
/sda1
/sda2
/sda3
I hope I helped.
Good Luck!
2007-10-18 04:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a good guide at http://burks.brighton.ac.uk/burks/linux/rute/node18.htm with information on unix device names. It's probably /dev/sda if it's the only SCSI device.
2007-10-18 04:27:13 · answer #2 · answered by Fraggle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have the answers correct. You dont need to know the device name. you need to know the directory that is assigned to access it.
Try doing a
mt status
2007-10-20 14:30:39 · answer #3 · answered by Gandalf Parker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋