From: leet@acsu.buffalo.edu (Brian D. Leet) Subject: Re: Tape Drive (help please?) Date: 30 Sep 1992 00:23:25 GMT
In article <1992Sep29.203422.26967@let.rug.nl> H.H. Bergman writes:
>[Just got a new account on a brand new machine -- fingers crossed]
>leet@acsu.buffalo.edu (Brian D. Leet) writes:
>: linux. After a bit of research and reading it appears that only QIC-02 and
>: QIC-36 drives are supported. I am finding that actually locating such a
>: beast
>Note that I am not supporting QIC-36 interfaces. They may just happen to work,
>but I have no info about QIC-36.
Ok, yeah I got that. I seem to remember there being additional code at tsx-11
for the QIC-36. I would rather find a QIC-02 myself.
>: various Wangtek drives? They all seem to be SCSI to me but I thought i read
>: somewhere that they were supported. Would someone mind explaining?
>I think Wangtek makes basically the same drives with just a different
>interface option, either SCSI or QIC-02. If you wait a while, there *may*
>[Drew?] appear an SCSI driver for Linux.
Does this just entail a different board to put in an expansion slot? (I am
looking to buy used and no one can tell me much about thier drives. I need
specific questions to ask them.)
>: On a more specific vein, are ARchive drives in general supported? In
>: particular is the Archive VP402 controller card? What about the Archive
>: 5580i drive? Thanks for any info. choosing a tape drive is becoming a real
>Do you mean the SC402 card?
Is the SC402 card what is supported? Knowing a specific card which is
supported would be *Very* helpful. In fact just a few actual models that
you know work would be nice.
>: chore.
>Ever tried writing a driver for one? ;-) ;-)
Nope, and I have discovered I am uniquely unqualified to do it. :-) Thanks
for making the opportunity for me to try this though.
Brian