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Date:      Sat, 14 Jan 1995 14:13:08 -0700 (MST)
From:      Chris Olsen <colsen@nm0039.nmso.nm.blm.gov>
To:        "Clay D. Hopperdietzel" <hoppy@appsmiths.com>
Cc:        Daniel Baker <dbaker@concorde-mail.neosoft.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Colorado 250 Tape Drive
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.89.9501141445.A21235-0100000@nm0039.nmso.nm.blm.gov>
In-Reply-To: <199501140457.WAA17015@anvil.appsmiths.com>

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> :: On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, Clay D. Hopperdietzel wrote:
> :: 
> :: > :: 
> :: > :: Hackers --
> :: > :: 
> :: > ::  How can I backup my computer? I have a colorado 250 tape drive, but it 
> :: > :: dosen't seem to reconize it, how can I get it to?
> :: > 	tar cvf - / | ft
> :: > 
> :: > backs up the whole thing.  Works great on mine.
> :: Hmmm, dosen't seem to work, I get the error message:
> :: /dev/rft0: Operation not supported by device
> :: 
> :: Any idea?
> :: 
> :: Daniel Baker -- NeoSoft FTP/UseNet Administrator	(713)531-8571
> :: DBaker@Concorde-Mail.NeoSoft.COM
> :: 
> do ya have the thing configured in your kernel, e.g.:
> 
> controller	fdc0	at isa? port "IO_FD1" bio irq 6 drq 2 vector fdintr
> disk		fd0	at fdc0 drive 0
> disk		fd1	at fdc0 drive 1
> tape		ft0	at fdc0 drive 2
> 
I have a Colorado 250 here at the office but it is hooked up the the parallel
port not the floppy controller.  There must be different types of Colorado 250
drives. Daniel how is your drive connected ?.  And is there a driver for the
parallel port connected Colorado 250 ?

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|   Christopher Bryan Olsen  |
|   Productive Data Systems  |
|   colsen@pdsinc.com        |
|   (505) 438-7812           |
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