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From: "Geert Hendrickx" <geert.hendrickx@ua.ac.be>
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Subject: Re: USB tape drive
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On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 10:45:23AM +0200, Geert Hendrickx wrote:
> I have a USB tape streamer (OnStream USB30), what do I need to get it
> running?  /dev/sa0 is "not configured".  All the kernel says is: 
> 
> > ugen0: Freecom Connector for DVD drive, rev 1.00/9.21, addr 2
> > ugen0: Freecom Connector for DVD drive, rev 1.00/9.21, addr 2

Apparantly the OnStream devices don't follow the standard USB/SCSI
specifications and need a custom driver.  Such a driver has been
developed for Linux: http://osst.sourceforge.net/ under the GPL.  

Is there any chance this could be ported to *BSD?  

GH

(please CC me)

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