From: Thorsten Kranzkowski <dl8bcu@dl8bcu.de>
To: Ajit Jena <ajit@cc.iitb.ac.in>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Quantum DLT 4000 issues
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:43:15 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010823194314.B8708@Marvin.DL8BCU.ampr.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0108232119510.12312-100000@indra.cc.iitb.ernet.in>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0108232119510.12312-100000@indra.cc.iitb.ernet.in>; from ajit@cc.iitb.ac.in on Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 09:22:39PM +0530
On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 09:22:39PM +0530, Ajit Jena wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I need your expert advice on the following issue:
>
> I saw some messages on the Linux kernel mailing list about DLT 4000
> tape drives.
>
> We have a Quantum DLT 4000 1/15 drive connected to an HP9000 system.
> This is a SCSI device connected on the Wide SCSI port. I have all kinds
> of driver problems on the HP system. My tar backups abort randomly saying
> media error.
Did you check new cartriges? Media errors indicate defective tape material.
Maybe use a cleaning tape.
>
> I was wondering if I can connect the same drive to a Linux box having
> wide SCSI interface. Do u think this is a workable proposition ? What
> extra hardware/software I need to procure ? Please advise.
It should work just fine as an ordinary /dev/st* device. We have a DLT
drive with a small (5 cartriges) loader system running at work. I think
it's also a Quantum.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Regards.
>
> --ajit
Bye,
Thorsten
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-08-23 19:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-08-23 15:52 Ajit Jena
2001-08-23 18:48 ` Fred
2001-08-23 22:23 ` Joel Jaeggli
2001-08-23 19:42 ` Eric Lammerts
2001-08-23 19:43 ` Thorsten Kranzkowski [this message]
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