Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 12:44:18 +0200 (SAT) From: Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za> To: rpj@fep.hirshfields.com (Roger P. Johnson) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Does FreeBSD support DDS-3 SCSI tape drives ? Message-ID: <E0yY774-0002Am-00@ns.cityip.co.za> In-Reply-To: <199805081611.LAA29941@fep.hirshfields.com> from "Roger P. Johnson" at "May 8, 98 11:11:44 am"
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Roger P. Johnson wrote: > > Does FreeBSD have a driver for SCSI DDS-3 tape drives ? Most SCSI tapes should work without any problems. I have an HP C1537A DDS3 drive in an external SCSI casing that I use without any problems on various FreeBSD and Linux machines. > If so, what are your expericences with them? Pretty fast (play with your block size if you're using tar), seemingly quite reliable, very flexible (can also read DDS and DDS2). > Does compression work so I can do 24GB to these tapes ? As always, take the claim of 2x compression with a pinch of salt. Hard for me to say, though, since I'm using my HP drive mostly to back up and transport MPEG sound data, which will not compress much under any circumstances. > Do you recommend them? if not what would you recommend. Yes, I would. If you want something with an even higher native capacity, try AIT or DLT technology. I'm currently testing a Seagate Sidewinder AIT drive, and it seems to perform magnficently. Some pointers: http://www.seagate.com/support/tape/scsiide/sidewinder/ait_main_page.shtml http://www.dlttape.com/ -- V Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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