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From: betts@onramp.net (Jeff Betts)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Need Info: Cipher ST150S2 Tape Drive
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 01:10:41 UNDEFINED
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I've installed a used Cipher ST150S2 Tape Drive on an Adaptec 1542 in my
FreeBSD 2.0R box. It works, but I'm looking for specs for several reasons:
1. I bought it as a 250meg drive, but the model number suggests 150meg (I
know, buyer beware)
2. I'm using 6250 tapes in it, but dump does not use nearly all the tape. Do
I need to use dump options to change tape length or density? And if so, to
what.
FreeBSD 2.0R reports the following at startup:
aha0 targ 0 lun 0: type 1(sequential) removable SCSI1
aha0 targ 0 lun 0: <CIPHER ST150S2 G76M>
st0: density code 0x0, 512-byte blocks, write-enabled
Any suggestions/thoughts appreciated.
Jeff