From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 14 23:01:03 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id XAA00257 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 14 Jan 1995 23:01:03 -0800 Received: from ns.gte.com (ns.gte.com [132.197.8.9]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with SMTP id XAA00250 for ; Sat, 14 Jan 1995 23:01:02 -0800 Received: from bunny.gte.com by ns.gte.com (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4) id AA06198; Sun, 15 Jan 1995 01:59:03 -0500 Received: by bunny.gte.com (8.6.9/GTEL2.19) id CAA21706; Sun, 15 Jan 1995 02:00:27 -0500 Received: from localhost by genesis.nred.ma.us (8.3/genesis0.0) id BAA21553; Sun, 15 Jan 1995 01:30:22 -0800 Date: Sun, 15 Jan 1995 01:30:22 -0800 From: steve2@genesis.nred.ma.us (Steve Gerakines) Message-Id: <199501150930.BAA21553@genesis.nred.ma.us> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Colorado 250 Tape Drive Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > 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? First, the tape drive must be connected via the floppy disk controller. Connections via parallel port or Colorado's cards are not supported. Next, make sure the device is configured into your kernel. By default it is disabled because it apparently causes problems with some peoples' systems. You will need to build a new kernel. Your config should have: disk fd0 at fdc0 drive 0 disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 tape ft0 at fdc0 drive 2 make sure this last line isn't commented out. - Steve steve2@genesis.nred.ma.us