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From: rdong@mat.jhu.edu (Rui-Tao Dong ~{6-HpLN~})
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: tpqic02: LAST call for help
Date: 08 Dec 95 18:30:59 GMT
Organization: Department of Mathematics, The Johns Hopkins University.
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In-reply-to: a.vignani@crf.it's message of 7 Dec 1995 10:07:26 -0500
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QIC-02 doesn't seem to be actively supported in Linux. I am thinking about
booting FreeBSD to do my backup. (It is probably a good idea to backup
from a dead file system instead of a live one anyway.) I understand that
FreeBSD supports QIC-02 and it reads Linux Ext2 file system. It is just a
matter of getting the right boot image and some shell utilities.
I am wondering if anyone has investigated this approach and where can I get
the files? Can I config hardware parameters dynamically? How reliable is
the FreeBSD QIC-02 driver? I suppose I can start with floppy boot and
eventually setup some kind of dual-boot with LILO.
Before you ask, I have invested too much in Linux to switch to FreeBSD and
I don't have enough low level programming experience to port the driver to
Linux.
Regards,
Rui-Tao Dong ~{6-HpLN~} 2760 Kelvin Ave., #3211
rdong@printrak.com Irvine, CA 92714
(714)752-0855(H)