Device names

For Unix distributions, your distribution tape includes two files:

Install

The Install shell script is a portable installation procedure which automatically installs the software on your system (see section Invoking the Install script).

distribution tar file

The binaries and source for the Developer's Kit distribution are located in a single compressed tar file.

In order for Install to read and install your distribution, you must use a non--rewinding tape device, so that the tape drive maintains the tape location at the beginning of the compressed tar file after you extract Install.

These are examples of non--rewinding tape devices for each system; see your system administrator for the name of the non--rewinding tape device on your particular host. Also shown are MAN pages to which you can refer for more information about tape devices.

Standard QIC-24 tape drives:

    platform                 device               man page
sparc-sun-solaris2        /dev/rmt/0n          use man st
sparc-sun-sunos4.1.3      /dev/nrst8           use man st
mips-dec-ultrix           /dev/nrtm0           use man mtio
mips-sgi-irix4            /dev/mt/tps0d0nrns   use man tps
  (Note: You must also use a non-byte-swapping device for the SGI Iris)
rs6000-ibm-aix            /dev/rmt0.1          use man rmt
i386-sysv4.2              /dev/rmt/c0s0n       use man tape

Standard DAT tape drives:

    platform                 device               man page
m68k-hp-hpux              /dev/rmt/0mn         use man 7 mt
hppa1.1-hp-hpux           /dev/rmt/0mn         use man 7 mt
mips-sgi-irix5            /dev/mt/tps1d5nrns   use man tps
  (Note: You must also use a non-byte-swapping device for the SGI Iris)