From: Fred <fred@arkansaswebs.com>
To: Ajit Jena <ajit@cc.iitb.ac.in>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Quantum DLT 4000 issues
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:48:42 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <01082313484201.12044@bits.linuxball> (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>
I read somewhere - recently - that 60% of ALL tape backups fail. If that's
so, I'd recommend that you ditch the tape drive. (get a cd burner! or another
hard drive)
Fred
_________________________________________________
On Thursday 23 August 2001 10:52 am, 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Regards.
>
> --ajit
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-08-23 18:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-08-23 15:52 Quantum DLT 4000 issues Ajit Jena
2001-08-23 18:48 ` Fred [this message]
2001-08-23 22:23 ` Joel Jaeggli
2001-08-23 19:42 ` Eric Lammerts
2001-08-23 19:43 ` Thorsten Kranzkowski
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