>There are no files in /dev except for "sad" and "strlog". Do I have to issue
>a mknod command, if so, what parameters ? Or am I missing something ? My CD-ROM
>is broken so I have no access to the manuals.
 
Look at the documentation for device links (MKNOD). You can create /dev/tape and
have it linked to the actual device.
 
M.