Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:50:08 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: "Michael P. Shimko" <shimko@maui.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IOmega Ditto Easy 3200 Tape Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811131249220.20228-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <364BCAC8.B955CAB1@maui.net>
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On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Michael P. Shimko wrote: > Dear FreeBSD Staff: > > system: > FreeBSD Version: 2.2.6 > CPU: P5 100 Mhz > RAM: 16 Mb > > I have an IOMega Ditto Easy 3200 Tape drive connected to my floppy > controller. When I boot into FreeBSD the > IOMega Tape is detected on /dev/ft0. Can I use this tape drive with > the FreeBSD built-in commands, or are there > new controllers/drivers that I need to retrieve and then rebuild my > kernel? The tape drive is recognized but floppy tapes are not supported. They use a proprietary protocol. > I've checked the FAQ for TRAVAN Tapes and didn't find much. Is my drive > supported? Also, I have the Ditto Dash Accelerator(TM) card that I'm > NOT using. Should I be using it? None of this is supported under FreeBSD. In 2.2.x, the only tape drive supported are SCSI tape drives, but luckily all such drives work fine. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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