I've got a Dell PowerEdge server running a custom debian linux install (http://wiki.osuosl.org/display/LNX/D...n+Dell+Servers) and i'm attempting to get the OS to recognize a SCSI connected Compaq C5151C DLT Library (a.k.a tape autoloader a.k.a robot) for backup use.

naturally, i can locate no trace of the library on compaq/hp's website, apparently when they merged, they simply discarded support docs for certain products.

the server itself recognizes the DLT, as it indicates this during POST. as well, a knoppix live cd recognizes it as /dev/st0. past the LILO screen and into debian, however, the DLT is nowhere to be found:

Code:
$ ls /dev/st*
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9,  0 Mar 14  2002 /dev/st0
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 96 Mar 14  2002 /dev/st0a
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 32 Mar 14  2002 /dev/st0l
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 64 Mar 14  2002 /dev/st0m
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9,  1 Mar 14  2002 /dev/st1
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 97 Mar 14  2002 /dev/st1a
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 33 Mar 14  2002 /dev/st1l
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 65 Mar 14  2002 /dev/st1m
$ ls /dev/nst*
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 128 Mar 14  2002 /dev/nst0
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 224 Mar 14  2002 /dev/nst0a
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 160 Mar 14  2002 /dev/nst0l
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 192 Mar 14  2002 /dev/nst0m
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 129 Mar 14  2002 /dev/nst1
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 225 Mar 14  2002 /dev/nst1a
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 161 Mar 14  2002 /dev/nst1l
crw-rw----  1 root tape 9, 193 Mar 14  2002 /dev/nst1m
anything i try to do with the listed entries under /dev (after 'su'-ing to root) gives me a "No such device" error.

i tried a "modprobe st", and got an error that it can't locate a module named st.

i really dont know where to go from here, and if anyone could help or point me in the right direction, i would appreciate it.