I'm new to tape drives in linux and actually have no clue on how to install
them. I got myself sony superstation ide drive and mdk 7 detected it as
disk drive? mind telling me abouth the how tos you've read?
thanx
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From: "alann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 2:14 PM
Subject: [expert] tape backup
> Hi, I'm trying ( unsucessfully ) to get my Colorodo T-3000 to work under
linux.
>
> I have read a number of how-tos, but am a little lost in trying to
configure it under
> /etc/fstab. Most of the how-to's I have found have dealt with inserting
ftape in the
> kernal.
> Ftape seems to be present on my MDK 6.1 sys. However, I am unsucessful in
getting it to
> work.
>
> If anyone knows a better howto or can tell me some hints, I would greatly
appreciate it.
> I want to try mdk 7 ( maybe 7.1 ) but since my sys now is SO nicely
running, I want it on
> tape before I go further.
>
> Thanks
> Alan
>
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