Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:38:50 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Kevin Day <toasty@home.dragondata.com> Cc: davet@geoplex.com, lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI backup tape drive recommendations (again) Message-ID: <19980126103850.37289@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199801231636.KAA19671@home.dragondata.com>; from Kevin Day on Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 10:36:44AM -0600 References: <7440.885543435@localhost> <199801231636.KAA19671@home.dragondata.com>
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On Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 10:36:44AM -0600, Kevin Day wrote: >> >>>> Check out http://www.corpsys.com/cgi-bin/select?1130679869093&inventory&T >>>> for one supplier ($379 for a 4-tape changer). If you buy one and have >>>> trouble, let me know: I have one and have had none, but some people have >>>> had problems with refurbs which suggest a defective unit. >>>> >>>> Greg >>>> >>> >>> I've got several of those drives, and they work great. They need a *ton* of >>> airflow though, so if you mount them internally, put a fan behind them. >>> >>> I submitted a PR a while back showing how to use the scsi command to >>> autoload with them. (ch0 doesn't work on this drive) >> >> I've had one of these drives controlled with ch0 for over a year and a half. >> Did you forget to hack scsiconf.c so the other LUNs get probed? >> > > Tried that.... It worked, but after 4-5 changes, the drive would either > display 'ERROR 43' or say 'LOAD 0' and try to load a tape above where it > could reach, and lock up.... It was sending goofy commands to it I think... What device was this? Was it new or refurbished? What kind of carrier were you using (4 or 10 tapes)? What happens when you just issue an eject command? Greg
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