Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:14:33 +0000 From: Terry <terry@bluelight.org.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP USB 2.0 Tape Drive Message-ID: <4B220D79.1080706@bluelight.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20091210174131.D1A891065696@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20091210174131.D1A891065696@hub.freebsd.org>
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Hi, > > I'm looking to buy a tape drive and am currently looking at USB 2.0 DAT tape > drives from HP. I searched the hardware compatibility list and cannot locate > any information tape drives except the disclaimer that SCSI tape drives do > work on SCSI controller cards that are recognized by the FreeBSD OS. The > only thing I can find is that apparently the ehci driver must be used if USB > 2.0 interface is to be used with a tape drive. > > Does anyone have had positive or negative experience using these USB-based > DAT tape drives? Specifically, I am looking at the HP (Hewlett-Packard) > StorageWorks Q1581SB DAT 160 Tape Drive. If there are other branded USB > 2.0-based tape drives (i.e. Quantum) that you've used with little or no > problems, I would be interested in knowing about these. I have been using the usb HP Dat drives with ml115 servers with out any problems. They have been detected and work fine Terry
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