From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Dec 5 09:39:45 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id JAA20040 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 5 Dec 1995 09:39:45 -0800 Received: from cyrix.cyrix.com (CYRIX.CYRIX.COM [147.5.99.99]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with SMTP id JAA20028 for ; Tue, 5 Dec 1995 09:39:38 -0800 Received: from hydra.cyrix.com by cyrix.cyrix.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA16844; Tue, 5 Dec 95 11:42:25 CST Received: from max.cyrix.com by hydra.cyrix.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA14916; Tue, 5 Dec 95 11:42:25 CST Received: by max.cyrix.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA13181; Tue, 5 Dec 95 11:42:25 CST From: dietz@cyrix.com (Carl Dietz) Message-Id: <9512051742.AA13181@max.cyrix.com> Subject: Re: ft (QIC 40/80) To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Date: Tue, 5 Dec 95 11:42:25 CST X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Robert Trangmar writes: > > Does anyone know why this this wasn't written as a *complete* tape driver? > It would be really useful for me to have this as a device i could use > dump and tar on and i am considering looking further into it with a view > to enhancing it to do just that. > Just thought i'd cast around to see if anyone had any input before i > expended/wasted valuable time. > > Thanks in advance, > > RobT > I guess this explains the troubles I've been having with my new floppy tape drive I bought this last week. It wouldn't work with tar, dd, or mt. I was beginning to think that something was wrong with the tape drive, 'cause the FreeBSD docs say that the floppy tape is supported. FreeBSD was recognizing it at boot-up, but wouldn't do anything else with it. I only bought the thing because FreeBSD said it supported it, and I can't afford to buy the SCSI DAT drive that I'd really love to have (pipe dream :-) ). But the FreeBSD documentation never said that it wasn't fully supported like the SCSI tape drives are. How exactly is the QIC 80 120MB floppy tape drive supported under FreeBSD ? Since tar, dd, and mt don't work, what do I use to read/write from/to the drive ? Or should I just flush my new tape drive down the toilet ? Carl --------------------------------------------------------------- | Carl Dietz Cache Designer | | dietz@cyrix.com (214) 968-8249 | --------------------------------------------------------------- | SULU: "As advanced as you obviously are, you still play ?" | | KIRK: "Yes, Mr. Sulu, play. The more complex the mind, the | | greater the need for the simplicity of play." | | STTOS:"Shore Leave" | ---------------------------------------------------------------