Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 04:27:18 GMT From: mark@putte.seeware.DIALix.oz.au (Mark Hannon) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Floppy tape backup Message-ID: <E59oDI.4xs.L.doorway@seeware.DIALix.oz.au> References: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970207142002.7290A-100000@wakko.gil.net>
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In article <Pine.LNX.3.95.970207142002.7290A-100000@wakko.gil.net>, keithl@wakko.gil.net (Keith Leonard) writes: > Howdy, > > I've seen this posted before and watched closely for answer - no see. Does > a body have a hope in hell if they have a tape backup that connects > through a floppy controller. I have a Conner 850 and have been trying to > use tar and dump through 'ft' and keep getting "fdc0 input timeout" and > "fdc0 output timeout" and occasionally actually see the tape drive respond > but no write or worst still 'write error'. > I would recommend that you use QIC80 tapes in the drive and see if it works. I have a Conner420R but it will only work with standard QIC80 tapes and not with the QIC-wide style tapes. Rgds/Mark -- +-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+ | Mark Hannon,| FreeBSD, Free Unix for your PC | mark@seeware.DIALix.oz.au| | Melbourne, | PGP key available by fingering | epamha@epa.ericsson.se | | Australia | seeware@melbourne.DIALix.oz.au | | +-=-=-=-=-=-=-+-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+
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