----- Original Message -----
From: "Ham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Rich C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: Debian and IDE tape drive question
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rich C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: GHNLUG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: Debian and IDE tape drive question
>
>
> > Seen during boot by what, the BIOS or the kernel?
>
> By both.
> >
> > Is it an ATAPI drive or is it an older unit that uses proprietary
drivers
> > like the old Colorado Memory Systems Tape Units?
>
> ATAPI drive
> >
> > Does it connect to the 40 Pin IDE ports
>
> Yes
>
> > Have you checked Debian's site? Maybe there is a "new" device
designation
> > for these? Similar to what the serial ports underwent a while back
> > (/dev/cuaX: -> /dev/ttySX:)
>
> Apparently not.
>
> I have seen a note on the Suse support site which suggests many IDE tape
> drives need to run under ide-scsi. It has worked without this in the past
> on a RH box. So it maybe a bigger problem than I first thought. I'm
going
> to to a MAKEDEV ht0 and see what happens.
>
> Ed Lawson
>
>
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