Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 12:25:54 -0500 (EST) From: Stunt Pope <markjr@shmOOze.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: support for HP SureStore DAT8 Tape Drives? Message-ID: <XFMail.980127124212.markjr@shmOOze.net>
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Someone I know has ordered an HP SureStore DAT8 external tape drive for backup purposes on a few FreeBSD 2.2.2 boxes he's setting up. Since I'll be the guy hooking it up I thought I'd ask a couple questions: First off, does FreeBSD support these drives? (that's kind of important) and if so: Looking at the HP datasheet (www.hp.com/tape/datasheets/dat8.html) we have: C1529H HP SureStore DAT8e - 8 GB* external DAT drive for PC C1552B HP SureStore DAT8eU - 8 GB* external DAT drive for UNIX He ordered the C1529H/DAT8e (PC version). I'm wondering how much of a diff there is between that and the C1552B/DAT8eU (Unix version). Last HP drive I used (can't remember which) it was simply a matter of setting the jumpers differently. Is there more of a difference with this model (i.e. there's no way we'll get the DAT8e to work) and therefore the guy should change his order? While we're on the topic I've also heard that DDS-2 dat tapes have a very *short* lifespan, i.e. write to them half a dozen times and you may as well throw them out. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks. -regards, markjr Please cc via email, as I only sub to the freebsd isp and security lists. Thanks again. --- Mark Jeftovic aka: mark jeff or vic, stunt pope. markjr@shmOOze.net http://www.shmOOze.net/~markjr PWC's BOFH http://www.PrivateWorld.com irc: L-bOMb Keep `em Guessing
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