[1174] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Exabyte 8200
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Juergen Sauer)
Wed Dec 25 19:23:00 1996
To: submit-linux-dev-scsi@ratatosk.yggdrasil.com
From: jojo@server.sae.extern.fh-hannover.de (Juergen Sauer)
Date: 25 Dec 1996 14:45:47 +0100
Dirk Foersterling <dirk@informatik.uni-frankfurt.de> schrieb
am Tue, 24 Dec 1996 00:17:56 +0100 in linux.dev.scsi:
DF> On Dec 23 1996, inaninck@koha.koha.nl wrote:
> 1: Does anyone have real good ideas to get this configuration to work???
> 2: Does anyone exist with a correct working Exabyte 8200 under Linux 2.0.x???
DF> Read this:
>
> I promise I will format my Win95 partition when my tape works under Linux...:-)
DF> We MUST help him ;)
Agreed!
Dirk here some additional infos, just out of my expierience:
DF> 1) Turn on the computer and boot into Linux.
DF> 2) Tape recognised?
DF> YES) All is fine; Did you have allready a device special file for
your tape? If not do this (as root):
mknod -m 660 /dev/rmt0 c 9 0 # This sets up a rewind-on close tape
mknod -m 660 /dev/rmt0.1 c 9 128 # This set up a stop-on close tape
DF> NO) Reboot into Win95
DF> 3) Use the tape
DF> 4) Reboot into Linux
DF> 5) Tape recognised?
If you only do a 'warmbootC' in windump00 (means double looser OS or early
alpha test) the win tape utils/drivers may had did some crazy things to
the tape. My own HP1533a does not work at all in linux if I didn't
Powered Down after Windump00 use. Hard Reset switch on the mainboard does not
work. (tape connected over Ncr810a PCI card).
Have success!
I'm more happy after formating my WinLoser00 Partition. That OS did take
too much time for error correcting and crashes. 5 days of normal operation
were followed with 2 days of bug hunting and trouble shooting. WinLooser00
is not recommended for people who wants to have a rock steady solid
computing environment. NT is neither recomended.
On word to MS: forget this company!
mfG
Jojo
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