Chris Wong wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if the new HP Colorado 20Gb tape drive is
> compatible with Linux? The internal version is IDE/ATAPI.
>
> I didn't see it listed on the FTAPE Howto or FAQ, but the
> documents seem to be a year old.
>
> product info:
> http://www.hp.com/tape/colorado/14-20gbfeatures.html
>
> Or can anyone recommend a good travan-based tape drive that works
> well w/ linux?
This drive works - it's not listed because it's ATAPI, not Floppy
based. Ftape is for (F)loppy (Tape) drives.
The drive will require either the ide-tape drivers or a combination of
the scsi-tape and ide-scsi emulation driveres in your kernel (or as
modules).
As and IDE device, it will be seen as /dev/ht0 or /dev/nht0. As a SCSI
device, it will be accessed through /dev/st0 or /dev/nst0.
Tim
