Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 20:20:40 -0400 From: Chuck <crtb@capecod.net> To: andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape backup - Travan on 2.2.2? Message-ID: <199708040020.UAA05565@localhost.nih.gov>
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On Sunday, Andymac responded: > On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Chuck wrote: > > 2. Are Travan tapes supported in any way? > Depending on your version, you should be able to get the SCSI Travan > drives to work satisfactorily. I have an HP Colorado T4000s running on a > 2.1.0 system, after some hackery in the st driver. 2.2.x systems should > handle these beasts as installed. I've been scouting some mfrs', and some dealers' web pages, and your message gives me heart. I *think* the Seagate TR-4 looks good, and I think I can get one for $400. But of course the same drive on a floppy controller would cost $200. Why should anything SCSI cost so much more? > If you get one of the HP drives, watch the probe messages and if the > firmware revision on the drive is <1.06, pay a visit to http://www.hp.com > and get the latest flashable firmware (v1.07 when I looked a couple of > weeks back). You will need to be able to run up DOS with the ASPI driver > for your SCSI card to flash the upgraded firmware (from a floppy is fine). > Hope this helps. > -- > Andrew I MacIntyre "These thoughts are mine alone..." > E-mail: andrew.macintyre@aba.gov.au (work) | Snail: PO Box 370 > andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au (play) | Belconnen ACT 2616 > Fido: Andrew MacIntyre, 3:620/243.18 | Australia Thanks! And thanks to those others who've helped me out of my tape pickle. I think I lost my responses to their messages (I'm on a dial-in PPP, and if I forget to dial in first, sendmail often punts the msg. after a few days). Chuck Bacon -- crtb@capecod.net ABHOR SECRECY -- DEFEND PRIVACY
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