Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:03:31 -1000 From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) To: Duncan Barclay <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Exabyte 8200 Message-ID: <199810012303.NAA09752@pegasus.com> In-Reply-To: Duncan Barclay <dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk> "Exabyte 8200" (Oct 1, 8:57pm)
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} 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
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