From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Oct 1 16:04:29 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA22273 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 16:04:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pegasus.com (pegasus.com [206.127.225.31]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA22259 for ; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 16:04:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from richard@pegasus.com) Received: by pegasus.com (8.6.8/PEGASUS-2.2) id NAA09752; Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:03:31 -1000 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:03:31 -1000 From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) Message-Id: <199810012303.NAA09752@pegasus.com> In-Reply-To: Duncan Barclay "Exabyte 8200" (Oct 1, 8:57pm) X-Mailer: Mail User's Shell (7.2.5 10/14/92) To: Duncan Barclay , freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Exabyte 8200 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org } Hi } } I've have just picked up a Exabyte 8200 from a fire sale at work (almost free). } This appears to be fine for use at home and as something is better than nothing } when it comes to backups. } } I wonder if anyone can help me out on working out how } to use it/point me to manuals? It seems to be working, although I haven't got } any tapes in it yet, it probes fine etc. Just throw data at it with tar or dump, etc. dump 0ubBf 8 5000000 /dev/nrst0 / } } The model I have has an LCD panel over the drive door. When the drive powers up } it asks me to select a compression mode, there is a small round button on the } LCD which toggles a little "C" on the LCD, next to a "2". There is also an } extra card plugged into the SCSI connector which I think controls the LCD. } } This model doesn'y seem to be a standard Exabyte model and markings on the } chassis don't tell me much. The 8200 doesn't do compression and it didn't come with an LCD. Sounds like you have a newer model. } Any suggestions as to which brands of tape are good/bad etc. I only need to } back up a few hundred meg. on it at home (everything else is on CDs or CVSup!) } I've had very good results with Sony 8mm video tapes. Costco sells them here for about $3 each. A cleaning tape is good to have too. Richard To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message