From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 7 22:10:53 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from neptune.dragnet.com.au (neptune.dragnet.com.au [203.35.174.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C47A114D4F for ; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 22:10:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from PAlchin@dragnet.com.au) Received: from beast (dragnet4197187.dragnet.com.au [203.41.97.187]) by neptune.dragnet.com.au (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with SMTP id RAA04806 for ; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:18:57 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <007801be69c9$7ff295a0$bb6129cb@beast.dragnet.com.au> From: "Paul - DragNet" To: Subject: Please Help Re: Floppy Tape Drive in BSD 2.2.2 Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 17:09:35 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0075_01BE6986.710771C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0075_01BE6986.710771C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi I have a colorado 3.6gb floppy tape backup drive. I need it to perfom = regular backups on our system. I have recompiled the kernal to enable its support as /dev/ft0 but when = i try to read or write to it it says "Device not configured". This is = strange as it worked fine until we upgraded to BSD. I have been unable to find any useful info on the subject on irc or in = the newsgroups about this except for them recommending that i get some = ide tape drives for our organisation, this is not really an option since = our taoe drives work fine & are suited enough for our needs. BTW: there is no mention of ft0 in dmesg. Regards, Paul DragNet Internet Services ------=_NextPart_000_0075_01BE6986.710771C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi I have a = colorado 3.6gb=20 floppy tape backup drive. I need it to perfom regular backups on our=20 system.

I have = recompiled the=20 kernal to enable its support as /dev/ft0 but when i try to read or write = to it=20 it says "Device not configured". This is strange as it worked = fine=20 until we upgraded to BSD.

I have been = unable to find=20 any useful info on the subject on irc or in the newsgroups about this = except for=20 them recommending that i get some ide tape drives for our organisation, = this is=20 not really an option since our taoe drives work fine & are suited = enough for=20 our needs.

BTW: there is = no mention of=20 ft0 in dmesg.

Regards,

Paul

DragNet = Internet=20 Services

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