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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
Followup-To: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date: 11 Dec 95 19:14:25 GMT
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In-reply-to: consult@btoy1.rochester.ny.us's message of 9 Dec 1995 18:39:57 -0500
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>>>>> On 9 Dec 1995 18:39:57 -0500, consult@btoy1.rochester.ny.us (Unix Consulting) said:

 consult> Linux supports QIC-02 very well.  You have to rebuild the kernel
 consult> to install the support and get the run-time config utility.  It
 consult> is at my site:
 consult> ftp://btoy1-gw.roc.servtech.com/pub/unix/ELF/tpqic02-support-1.6b.tar.gz

My Cipher 350 drive had worked quite well since 0.99.14 (both static and
dynamic configs) and stopped working somewhere between 1.09 and 1.2.13.
Why can't I go back to older kernels?  They are on my tapes :-).

I have asked in the Linux-tape mailing list (which has been taken over by
ftapers lately) and on the USENET numerous times, all I got were more
complaints (with various QIC-02 drives).  I don't think that all the
hardwares suddenly went bad.  QIC is supposedly to be very reliable for
many years.

BTW, where can I find the lastest tpqic02-support files (either source or
a.out format)?  My archie doesn't know.  Although I don't think it matters,
I would like to try some fresh binaries.  My source is again on the tape
:-).  Any pointer will be greatly appreciated.


Regards,

	Rui-Tao Dong ~{6-HpLN~}			2760 Kelvin Ave., #3211
	rdong@printrak.com			Irvine, CA  92714
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