Why does lsmod not show the mt or SCSI card modules as being loaded?

If lsmod does not show the mt or SCSI card modules as being loaded, you can load the SCSI modules by doing the following:
Determine modules SCSI card is using
Run:
# modprobe module_name
# modprobe st

The tape drive should now appear as a sequential access device and you should be able to access the tape drive now.


# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
Vendor: SONY Model: SDX-400V Rev: 0101
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
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