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From: jlm@caamora.caamora.com.au (jlm)
Date: 15 Oct 96 17:05:18 
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: scsi tape recommendations
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References: <hck20f1adc1.fsf@eto.ericsson.se>
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etorwi@eto.ericsson.se wrote in a message to All:

 ee> From: etorwi@eto.ericsson.se (Wiker, Raymond)
 ee> Date: 14 Oct 1996 15:24:14 +0200

> jlm@caamora.caamora.com.au (jonathan l michaels) writes:
> has anybody had any experiences with the 1 or 2 gig tandberg scsi
> streamers ?
> is it a ``plugin and forget" type of solution ?

 ee>    I've setup a machine with FreeBSD 2.1.5 and a Tandberg 2 gig
 ee> drive. There was some trouble getting more than about 500 MB to a
 ee> tape - I suspect that the tape density did not get set correctly.
 ee> My next attempt will be using the latest 2.2 snapshot...

Raymond,

this fits in with the responce o got from jeorg .. you will probably see his
reply before you read mine. if you miss i will email it to you if you like.

it has a fix for the code .. i was never brave enough to do patch and compile,
look like i will have to become brave.

regards ... jonathan

EMail: jlm@caamora.com.au
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