From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Dec 7 11:21:41 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id LAA15702 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 7 Dec 1997 11:21:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from chokepnt.uni-bonn.de (rhrz-isdn3-p43.rhrz.uni-bonn.de [131.220.225.107]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA15697 for ; Sun, 7 Dec 1997 11:21:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from uzsv2k@uni-bonn.de) Received: from chokepnt.uni-bonn.de (chokepnt.uni-bonn.de [192.168.0.15]) by chokepnt.uni-bonn.de (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA00256; Fri, 28 Nov 1997 14:16:00 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <347EC410.167EB0E7@uni-bonn.de> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 14:16:00 +0100 From: Philipp Reichmuth X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.5-STABLE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Timothy J Luoma CC: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SyQuest Drives and FBSD References: <199711270215.VAA28039@luomat.peak.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Timothy J Luoma wrote: > > Has anyone installed FSBD on a SyQuest drive, specifically a SyJet? Yes. I've done it on an EZflyer 230 for backup. It works. > I'd like to be able to use the SyJet as the boot drive for several different > OSes, so I can put one OS on each cart, boot the machine and voila.... > Also, can I mount EZ135 SyQuest cart under FBSD? I don't know why it shouldn't work. My EZflyer 230 works OK. You'll need an appropriate disktab entry, though. > They are supposed to operate just like regular HDs. In fact, they do. I had to turn off disconnect for the SyQuest drive on an Adaptec AHA2940U because otherwise the SCSI subsystem went down in the dumps when the drive spun down. Philipp -- > ======================================================================= > formerly - now > =======================================================================