[3109] in linux-scsi channel archive
RE: Linux, Adaptec and Exabyte.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl-Heinz Herrmann)
Thu Jan 22 12:25:13 1998
In-Reply-To: <01BD2726.21F22600@dppp24.ven.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 17:52:26 +0100 (MET)
From: Karl-Heinz Herrmann <khherrmann@physik.uni-erlangen.de>
To: "CSR Computacion C.A." <csr@csrven.com>
Cc: "Majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu" <Majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu>
Cc: "Majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu" <Majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu>,
"Linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu" <Linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
Hallo!
> I have a machine Pentium 200 Mhz, with OS Linux (Slackwar 3.2 or RedHot 5.0), (I tried both)
> and a SCSI card Adapter model Adaptec AHA-2940. I need to exchange information, using 8mm
> tape backups.
>
> I am trying to connect a tape backup model Exabyte 8505 or 8205. DOS and Windows 95
> Operating Systems can see the driver, but Linux Does not.
> However during many attempts Linux (with the AHA-2940 controller) could recognize, many SCSI
> devices like: an external HD and an external CD-ROM.
>
>
> Carmen Montilla cmontilla@csrven.com
> Phone: 58 2 2856555
> Fax: 58 2 2859437
> Caracas, Venezuela.
>
I recently used an Exabyte 8200 with 2GB capacity on an Adaptec 2940UW.
Kernel 2.0.32 and st support as module. I experienced no real problems.
Only while booting (and on rewinding) I got messages like:
"(scsi0:4:0) Target busy"
until the 60sec selftest (rewinding) was complete. after that the booting
continued normally. This was no problem however but somewhat annoying.
So at least Exabyte tape drives can work with Linux. I have no idea for
the parity error you get.
Does someone have an idea which format could be exchanged with Win95/NT?
reading a tar/dump/cpio archive with Windows could be tricky...
Regards,
Karl-Heinz
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