On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 0:12:34 -0400
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> I'm in the early stages of preparing a system to build at the end of August. I'm
> eyeing various hardware configurations and seriously considering (for the first
> time) a tape drive as well as one of those neat-looking USB key flash memory things
> (ie Pen Drive). The pen drives are offered alternately for USB 1.1 and 2.0, and the
> tape drive-- which I would like to get USB if possible-- is obviously only available
> in 2.0 because of the necessary speeds. I've googled around and seen various claims
> about the status of 2.0 for Linux. Is this a viable option? Here are my options:
>
> Pen Memory Thing: 1) get the slower, 1.1 version
> 2) get the sweet, 2.0 version
>
> Tape Drive: 1) get the $300 20GB internal (ATA)
> 2) get the $400 40GB internal (ATA)
> 3) get the $400 20GB external (USB 2.0)
>
> The pen drive isn't such a big deal, but the tape backup would be great to have
> external because I could share it with family, friends, etc. Is USB 2.0 currently
> well-supported on Linux, and specifically on Mandrake? Better yet, are any of you
> currently using these products and what kind of success are you experiencing? I'd
> appreciate any feedback. Thanks and have a great night.
USB 2.0 appears to be well supported, particularly for mass storage. I have been
using a pen drive and 20 Gb Flash2Disk on USB 2.0 with a Mandrake 8.2 system
without any problems. Installation, reformatting went without a hitch. These
can also be plugged in to my USB 1.1 ports on another machine running 8.1 and
9.1, but Mandrake 9.1 is a little fussier about the internal settings of the
pendrive. I had to delete an entry in /etc/fstab to get past the readonly
hurdle.
No experience of tape drives. Other people may know, but the omens are good.
--
Len Lawrence
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