Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 09:15:22 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: lurkie@wxs.nl Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HP DAT tape loader Message-ID: <19981117091522.C28935@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <199811170840480616.23707C92@wwwintern.kleurbeeld.nl>; from Marc Veldman on Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 08:40:48AM %2B0100 References: <19981116152942.C27075@sr.se> <199811170840480616.23707C92@wwwintern.kleurbeeld.nl>
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On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 08:40:48AM +0100, Marc Veldman wrote:
> Hi Gunnar,
>
> >Is it a īdead endī trying to connect a HP 1553 DAT loader to FreeBSD
> >3.0? It's a '6 DAT-tapes in a packetī backup unit.
>
> I'm not sure it's a dead end, but it sure is a maze.
> I've connected it to my machine and it will run as a normal tape drive,
> and you can load/unload the tapes in sequence.
> mt offline will unload the current tape and load the next one.
Maybe that is enough to make it work OK, together with amanda.
> Getting chio to work depends on your SCSI adapter.
> On a Future Domain 950 controller it will not work,
> on an Adaptec 1542 it seems to work, but in the FreeBSD-scsi archives
The controller is Adaptec 2940W.
> I read something about a bit of broken code in the SCSI drivers,
> but I can't remember where.
>
> Sorry for not giving you a definite yes or no, but I'm also a little lost here.
> Maybe someone at FreeBSD-SCSI can help you.
I'll x-post it to that list. Thanks!
>
> Have a nice day,
It's snowing, but might be a nice day anyway :-) Same to you!
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