Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 01:14:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@internetcds.com> To: Bryce Newall <data@dreamhaven.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Onstream Tape Drive Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905260114010.219-100000@schizo.cdsnet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.10.9905252307420.86244-100000@ds9.dreamhaven.org>
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Yes, I used a DLT2000 for years under FreeBSD, and it worked peachily. On Tue, 25 May 1999, Bryce Newall wrote: > > The drive is not supported. It uses very specific pieces of the SCSI > > command set, and we don't support them. > > > > Encourage OnStream to get the FreeBSD developers docs, and they'll be > > supported I'm sure. > > Bummer. :( I checked with Onstream before purchasing the drive, and they > said they weren't supporing Unix yet, meaning they hadn't written any > particular drivers. However, I had found in the past that most drives > will still work, especially SCSI drives. Not the case for this particular > drive, though, apparently. Do you know if FreeBSD will support DLT > drives? > > ********************************************************************** > * Bryce Newall * Email: data@dreamhaven.net * > * WWW: http://www.dreamhaven.net/~data * ICQ: 32620929 * > * "Insanity takes its toll. Please have exact change." * > ********************************************************************** > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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