From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 14 13:13:32 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id NAA05829 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 14 Jan 1995 13:13:32 -0800 Received: from nm0039.nmso.nm.blm.gov (nm0024.nmso.nm.blm.gov [158.68.160.24]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with SMTP id NAA05823 for ; Sat, 14 Jan 1995 13:13:22 -0800 Received: by nm0039.nmso.nm.blm.gov (AIX 3.2/UCB 5.64/4.03) id AA23801; Sat, 14 Jan 1995 14:13:09 -0700 Date: Sat, 14 Jan 1995 14:13:08 -0700 (MST) From: Chris Olsen Subject: Re: Colorado 250 Tape Drive To: "Clay D. Hopperdietzel" Cc: Daniel Baker , hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199501140457.WAA17015@anvil.appsmiths.com> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > :: On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, Clay D. Hopperdietzel wrote: > :: > :: > :: > :: > :: Hackers -- > :: > :: > :: > :: How can I backup my computer? I have a colorado 250 tape drive, but it > :: > :: dosen't seem to reconize it, how can I get it to? > :: > tar cvf - / | ft > :: > > :: > backs up the whole thing. Works great on mine. > :: Hmmm, dosen't seem to work, I get the error message: > :: /dev/rft0: Operation not supported by device > :: > :: Any idea? > :: > :: Daniel Baker -- NeoSoft FTP/UseNet Administrator (713)531-8571 > :: DBaker@Concorde-Mail.NeoSoft.COM > :: > do ya have the thing configured in your kernel, e.g.: > > controller fdc0 at isa? port "IO_FD1" bio irq 6 drq 2 vector fdintr > disk fd0 at fdc0 drive 0 > disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 > tape ft0 at fdc0 drive 2 > I have a Colorado 250 here at the office but it is hooked up the the parallel port not the floppy controller. There must be different types of Colorado 250 drives. Daniel how is your drive connected ?. And is there a driver for the parallel port connected Colorado 250 ? ------------------------------ | Christopher Bryan Olsen | | Productive Data Systems | | colsen@pdsinc.com | | (505) 438-7812 | ------------------------------