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From: wpalmer@buffalo.sonic.net (William F. Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with Exabyte-2501
Date: 4 Jan 1996 23:23:30 GMT
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J Wunsch (j@uriah.heep.sax.de) wrote:
: wpalmer@buffalo.sonic.net (William F. Palmer) writes:

: > Is there anyone out there that has successfully used an Exabyte-2501
: > on FreeBSD 2.0.5 or 2.1.0 ? I can't get mine to work at all.

: I think you mean ``Exabyte-8501'', do you?

: I've been working with some Exabyte drive without much problems.  So
: what are your hassles?
: I did say EXABYTE EXB-2501. It is SCSI-2 abd uses QIC tapes. I always get time: out errors with drive in FreeBSD 2.1.0 but no problems with linux or DOS. I
: am using a 1542C adapter and have had no problems with it with any operating
: system. I assume FreeBSD does not support this tape unit.
: Thanks from wpalmer
: -- 
: cheers, J"org

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