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 14:48:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:48:44 -0400 Received: from [209.38.98.99] ([209.38.98.99]:2688 "EHLO srvr201.castmark.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:48:35 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII From: Fred To: Ajit Jena , Subject: Re: Quantum DLT 4000 issues Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:48:42 -0500 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.2] In-Reply-To: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <01082313484201.12044@bits.linuxball> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 > > |---------------------------------------------------------------------| > | Ajit K. Jena Phone : | > | Office +91-22-5767751 | > | Computer Centre +91-22-5722545 x8750| > | Indian Institute of Technology Home +91-22-5722545 x8068| > | POWAI, Mumbai Fax : +91-22-5723894 | > | PIN 400076, India Email : ajit@cc.iitb.ac.in | > |---------------------------------------------------------------------| > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/