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Date:      Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:50:08 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Michael P. Shimko" <shimko@maui.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: IOmega Ditto Easy 3200 Tape
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811131249220.20228-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <364BCAC8.B955CAB1@maui.net>

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On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Michael P. Shimko wrote:

> Dear FreeBSD Staff:
> 
> system:
>     FreeBSD Version: 2.2.6
>     CPU: P5 100 Mhz
>     RAM: 16 Mb
> 
>     I have an IOMega Ditto Easy 3200 Tape drive connected to my floppy
> controller.  When I boot into FreeBSD the
> IOMega Tape is detected on /dev/ft0.   Can I use this tape drive with
> the FreeBSD built-in commands, or are there
> new controllers/drivers that I need to retrieve and then rebuild my
> kernel?

The tape drive is recognized but floppy tapes are not supported.  They use
a proprietary protocol.

> I've checked the FAQ for TRAVAN Tapes and didn't find much.  Is my drive
> supported?  Also, I have the Ditto Dash Accelerator(TM) card that I'm
> NOT using.  Should I be using it?

None of this is supported under FreeBSD.  In 2.2.x, the only tape drive
supported are SCSI tape drives, but luckily all such drives work fine.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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