Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 16:44:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Ben Black <black@zen.cypher.net> To: Robert Shady <rls@mail.id.net> Cc: Paul Saab <paul@mu.org>, rls@mail.id.net, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Archive Tape Autochanger Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.970602164347.10344A-100000@zen.cypher.net> In-Reply-To: <199706021930.PAA12287@server.id.net>
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sounds like you may be incorrectly setting your block size. On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Robert Shady wrote: > > Robert Shady wrote: > > > Has anyone gotten the CSC special Archive DAT auto-changer to work > > > with FreeBSD yet? What did you have to do to get it to work? I > > > am starting to wonder if mine is just defective. I'm running 2.2.2 > > > release, and when I load a tape, it spits it back out a few seconds > > > later, the drive displays "CHK MAG", and the FreeBSD box reports > > > ERROR: Vendor specific ASCQ. Under different versions of FreeBSD > > > I have at least been able to load tapes, and run small backups, but > > > now it won't even load the tape. > > > > I got it to work. I could not get it to change tapes using chio > > when I had it plugged into my Adaptec 154x but when I put it on my > > Adaptec 2940 it worked like a charm. > > Have you gotten it to backup 8GB uncompressed yet? I've got 120 meter > tapes in there, and the best I can get is 1GB. What does your > "mt status" report for density? What is a good density to use? By > default, mine reads "0x24", but I've tried 0x00 as well to no avail, > I've going to try 0x13 now, but I think that'll limit me to the > standard 4GB/uncompressed per tape, but we'll see... > > -- Rob > === > _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/ > _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ > _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/ > > Innovative Data Services > Serving South-Eastern Michigan > Internet Service Provider / Hardware Sales / Consulting Services > Voice: (810)855-0404 / Fax: (810)855-3268 / Web: http://www.id.net >
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