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Date:      Tue, 20 Apr 1999 12:36:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        alexeych@usa.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, walker@mb.ru
Subject:   Re: QIC-80 or floppy tape support
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904201235530.1514-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199904161552.TAA30152@gw.mb.ru>

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On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Alexey Chuprinin wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> I try to use my old Conner 420r that described in Handbook.
> But I can't. I've do:
> include in kernel configuration file string
> tape ft0 at fdc0 drive 2
> then rebuild kernel, install it and reboot
> In `dmesg' report there is no reference to device ft0. :(
> Moreover, when I try to find reference to this device in kernel
> sources I found only /sys/sys/ftape.h
> But this header file is not included in any source.
> So my question is:
> Does FreeBSD support QIC-80?
> If so where I failed?

The only drives known to work in this configuration are the old Colorado
Jumbo 250/350s.  Most floppy tape drives are proprietary.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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