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From: cnordin@hq.vni.net (Craig Nordin)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: BSDI Compatible Tape drives
Date: 2 Aug 1996 14:10:11 -0400
Organization: Virtual Networks
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We have two each of the HP 1200e (6 tape DDS2 stacker) and the HP 600
(single DDS2) Each 120 meter tape holds 4-7 Gigs depending on compression.
All seem to be interchangeable and work reliably...
using
mt -f /dev/rst0_f8mm rewoffl
or for BSDI 2.1
mt -f /dev/rst0_fddsII rewoffl
I can get the tape to cycle, though I still haven't figured out how to
go from tape 6 to tape 1 -- I have to do it physically..
The single is $1000 or slightly less the 6'er is approx $3000
I feel lucky to have found them.... I like things I can rely on!!!
Shawn McMahon <smcmahon@chickasaw.com> writes:
>On Wed, 31 Jul 1996, Christopher T. Sia wrote:
>> I am about to buy a bsdi recommended tape drive (wangtek, archive
>> viper and everex) and would like to know the estimated prices of these
>> products and their web sites, its ease of use and installation woes,
>> if there are any. I would also appreciate any offer advice.
>Our WangDAT refuses to work in SCSI-2 mode, and thus will only put half
>as much data on a tape as the format is capable of. Wangtek says "we
>dunno" when asked BSDI questions, and posts to the bsdi-users mailing
>list have elicited no reponse other than a slew of "if you find out how
>to fix this, email me 'cause ours does this to".
>It's performed reliably and well, it just only puts 2 gigs on my
>90-meter tapes.
>We haven't worried about it because we only back up about 1.2 gigs of
>data.
> Shawn McMahon | Smokesignals Computer Company
> Senior System Operator | Southern Oklahoma's Internet Service Provider
> Chickasaw Nation Net | 405 332-0033 http://www.chickasaw.com
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