From owner-freebsd-scsi Fri May 7 11:15:11 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from palrel3.hp.com (palrel3.hp.com [156.153.255.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CB3F14E3C for ; Fri, 7 May 1999 11:15:08 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from darrylo@sr.hp.com) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com (srmail.sr.hp.com [15.4.45.14]) by palrel3.hp.com (8.8.6 (PHNE_17135)/8.8.5tis) with ESMTP id LAA03157; Fri, 7 May 1999 11:14:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA162110839; Fri, 7 May 1999 11:13:59 -0700 Received: from localhost (darrylo@mina.sr.hp.com [15.4.42.247]) by mina.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (8.8.6 (PHNE_14041)/8.7.3 TIS 5.0) id LAA14488; Fri, 7 May 1999 11:13:58 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199905071813.LAA14488@mina.sr.hp.com> To: Karl Denninger Cc: mjacob@feral.com, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question - Onstream SCSI Streamer Reply-To: Darryl Okahata In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 07 May 1999 10:38:14 CDT." <19990507103814.B431@Denninger.Net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 1.1.1.1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Date: Fri, 07 May 1999 11:13:58 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Karl Denninger wrote: > Does anyone have hacks to get even partial functionality? I'm flat-out of > reasonable options with the DATs that I've been using (you know, the old > "data grows" problem) and I've got the fun problem of either finding a > solution to this via the ADR drives or returning it and going with DLT > (about 4x the price). I, too, have the OnStream drive, and it's best to think of it as a "low-cost drive with a proprietary interface". Even though it has a SCSI connector, it's not a tape drive in the traditional (SCSI) sense. It'll take special drivers to talk to this puppy. If you're feeling brave and lucky, OnStream is selling "new" internal Quantum DLT-2000XT's for $649 (15GB capacity, uncompressed ). Note that these are "brand new" obsolete drives. You'd better read the fine print (especially on warranty, shipping, and "defective products"), but check out: http://www.onsale.com/category/Mass_Storage.htm Search for "DLT-2000XT", near the bottom of the page. -- Darryl Okahata darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message