Re: Any non scsi tape working on Linux?

[Mark Wilson (P. Kay Associates Ltd.)]

Hi,

I've found ATAPI tape drives easy to set up, fast and reliable under
Linux. This includes a Seagate ???800??? model. Build ATAPI tape support
into your kernel, and address /dev/ht0.

Mark Wilson

P. Kay Associates Ltd.


On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Yves Colombani wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have to buy a tape drive to be used with a Linux machine without SCSI
> interface.
> Reading through the news I have not been able to identify any working
> drive!
> 
> So, is there anybody successfully using a non scsi tape drive (obviously
> I am looking for something still on the market!) ?
> 
> Is ATAPI really a standard? (for instance, Seagate offers some drives
> of this type: can they be used?)
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Yves.
>