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How do I upgrade firmware with Sony Tape Tool for Linux?

April 26, 2017firmware linux Sony tape Tool upgrade

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How do I upgrade firmware with Sony Tape Tool for Linux?

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Download the Sony Tape Tool for Linux to a directory of your choice. Change to that directory and extract ( tar -zxvf ). Determine the Linux SCSI Generic (sg) Driver device number for your Sony tape device. Use: cat /proc/scsi/scsi Example: [root@localhost /]# cat /proc/scsi/scsi Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST34573LC Rev: 5702 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00 Vendor: DELL Model: 1×6 U2W SCSI BP Rev: 5.23 Type: Processor ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi2 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00 Vendor: NEC Model: CD-ROM DRIVE:466 Rev: 1.06 Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: SONY Model: LIB-162 Rev: 0102 Type: Medium Changer ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00 Vendor: SONY Model: SDX-500C Rev: 010c Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 02 Lun: 00 Vendor: SONY Model: SDX-500C Rev: 010c Type: S