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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!sun4nl!news.iaf.nl!news.es.iaf.nl!yedi!wilko From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte) Subject: Re: Exabyte 8205 on FreeBSD Keywords: tape drive Organization: Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem, The Netherlands Message-ID: <DIGtxy.1It@yedi.iaf.nl> References: <48tpco$4j4@pilot.njin.net> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 22:17:58 GMT Lines: 15 rgaine@pilot.njin.net (Richard C. Gaine) writes: >I am running FreeBSD 2.0 and I have an Exabyte 8205. The drive does not >seem to be supported by the kernel. Is there a kernel patch that I can >install, or do I have to go to a new version? The drive does work, but >it is real slow and the mt command will not return drive status telling >me that it is an unknown tape drive. Hmm. On both 1.1.5R and 2.0.5.R I have had no problems with my 8200. No patching etc needed. What is 'slow' in this respect? Wilko