From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:44:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:43:53 -0400 Received: from pD9532DF4.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.83.45.244]:18187 "EHLO Marvin.DL8BCU.ampr.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:43:30 -0400 Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:43:15 +0000 From: Thorsten Kranzkowski To: Ajit Jena Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Quantum DLT 4000 issues Message-ID: <20010823194314.B8708@Marvin.DL8BCU.ampr.org> Reply-To: dl8bcu@dl8bcu.de Mail-Followup-To: Ajit Jena , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from ajit@cc.iitb.ac.in on Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 09:22:39PM +0530 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 -- | Thorsten Kranzkowski Internet: dl8bcu@dl8bcu.de | | Mobile: ++49 170 1876134 Snail: Niemannsweg 30, 49201 Dissen, Germany | | Ampr: dl8bcu@db0lj.#rpl.deu.eu, dl8bcu@marvin.dl8bcu.ampr.org [44.130.8.19] |