On 12 Jul 2000, at 15:27, Christian Zimmer wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> i just bought a used Conner CTMA 4000 IDE Tape Drive, but i can�t get
> it to work. My System (Kernel 2.2.14) detects the drive properly at
> boot time, but when i access the drive i always get the same message:
> I/O error.
>
> Currently, i am using DC 2120 Tapes, maybe these are the wrong ones.
>
> Maybe, someone can send a technical descriction to me (where there�s
> explained what meaning the Jumper J4 on the drive�s board has) ?
Christian:
Had any luck yet finding this information?
Seagate recently acquired Conner, so I figured that maybe the
technical information you're after might be on Seagate's Web site. It
looks like you're going to have to contact another company called
TLSI (www.tlsi.com) who is handling the support of Seagate's 'legacy'
hardware.
This is all I was able to find on Seagate's site:
http://www.seagate.com/support/tape/specs/travan/ctm4000a.html
All the links on this page just point you to contact information for
TLSI in the US and UK. There doesn't appear to be any useful
information for the drive on TLSI's Web site, but they should be able
to fax or mail you the jumper settings you're looking for.
By the way, this information on Seagate's Web site recommends the use
of QIC-3080XLF cartridges with your drive:
http://www.seagate.com:80/support/kb/tape/sttide4.html
Hope that helps.
--Kevin
