Re: onstream deal??
Just a note on our experience with OnStream. We bought an Internal ADR30 drive and installed it in a PowerTowerPro 350. We immediately lost everything on the SCSI chain. The drive works fine but I no longer can use my Zip, Jaz drives. Try checking ID #'s and termination. I have a internal drive in an external case on the external chain of an 8600 (which also has a second, built-in SCSI bus, plus an ATTO UW card) with another hard drive and CD-burner, and I can see everything just fine... -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: onstream deal??
I've installed about 5 of the SC-30 models on Macs. They work well. The only issue I've run into is that sometimes the drives goes offline after swapping tapes. Turning the unit off and on clears the problem. This issue was well documented earlier on the Mac Managers maillist. There is still no word from OnStream about a fix for the problem. Is it possible that the problem is in the Retrospect Driver??? Phil Geller WorkingMacs -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: onstream deal??
Phil, When you say the drive goes offline, what exactly do you mean? Does it disappear from the SCSI bus? Retrospect's driver wouldn't have anything to do with random disappearances from the SCSI bus. Please call us at 925.253.3050 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with full details of the problem so we can help you troubleshoot it. Matthew Tevenan Technical Support Specialist Dantz Development Corporation 925.253.3050 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: "retro-talk" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 18:49:28 EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: onstream deal?? I've installed about 5 of the SC-30 models on Macs. They work well. The only issue I've run into is that sometimes the drives goes offline after swapping tapes. Turning the unit off and on clears the problem. This issue was well documented earlier on the Mac Managers maillist. There is still no word from OnStream about a fix for the problem. Is it possible that the problem is in the Retrospect Driver??? Phil Geller WorkingMacs -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: onstream deal??
At 09:42 2000-06-21 -0400, you wrote: Last I heard, the drivers were not available for the Mac. It's not a very popular format for the PC either. I would definitely recommend VXA over Onstream if you're addressing smaller backup needs (20GB). Steve Your input is greatly appreachiated. The thing is, and that's why I'm asking, the deal came to me via mail from one of Sweden's larger Macintosh dealers, (if not the largest??) MacSupport. Any dealer, no matter the platform, should have back-up experience. I find it hard to belive that they would promote a poor product... I also find it hard to belive they would fool me and others on back-up strategies... thanx all, / jakob -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: onstream deal??
Just a note on our experience with OnStream. We bought an Internal ADR30 drive and installed it in a PowerTowerPro 350. We immediately lost everything on the SCSI chain. The drive works fine but I no longer can use my Zip, Jaz drives. Trevor Pixelar -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: onstream deal??
A company mailed me with a deal on an onstream backup solution. What technology does onstream use? Is that the name of a backup tape + drive or a company that sell OEM backups...?? (DLT's for example.) The tapes were 25/50 and the drive handle 4 MB/sec. What are they talkig about!? ;-) OnStream is a spin off from Philips Electronics. You can find out about their drives and ADR technology from: http://www.onstream.com HTH, Craig -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: onstream deal??
OnStream is a spin off from Philips Electronics. You can find out about their drives and ADR technology from: http://www.onstream.com OK, so the tapes are called ADR. I downloaded the whitepapers and will take a look... The reason I ask is that I haven't seen them around in any catalogue from all the large mailorder companies and there have been no disussion (or little???) regarding this technology on this list... That makes me a little sceptic, though the price / data seemed really interresting. The disscussion: Either no-one are using them or there are loads of OnStream/ADR users on this list and no-one is ever encounter any problems... ;-) Back-up is important stuff and if stuffes are cheap a good solution will turn to a poor in no time... VXA seemed interresting as well. thanx, / jakob -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: onstream deal??
The drivers are available, at least for the smaller model, mhich comes bundled with retrospect. Our press has one connected to a G4. Jim Jim Grisham System Administrator Illini Media Company Student Media at the University of Illinois [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stephen Jones said, in a previous message: Last I heard, the drivers were not available for the Mac. It's not a very popular format for the PC either. I would definitely recommend VXA over Onstream if you're addressing smaller backup needs (20GB). Steve -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of jakob krabbe Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 4:57 AM To: retro-talk Subject: RE: onstream deal?? OnStream is a spin off from Philips Electronics. You can find out about their drives and ADR technology from: http://www.onstream.com OK, so the tapes are called ADR. I downloaded the whitepapers and will take a look... The reason I ask is that I haven't seen them around in any catalogue from all the large mailorder companies and there have been no disussion (or little???) regarding this technology on this list... That makes me a little sceptic, though the price / data seemed really interresting. The disscussion: Either no-one are using them or there are loads of OnStream/ADR users on this list and no-one is ever encounter any problems... ;-) Back-up is important stuff and if stuffes are cheap a good solution will turn to a poor in no time... VXA seemed interresting as well. thanx, / jakob -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: onstream deal??
But who ever would want to use any backup program OTHER than Retrospect on Mac OS? ;) Jim Eric Ullman said, in a previous message: Retrospect for Mac OS and Windows actually use their own custom drivers, built right into the software. On the Mac, we write pretty much the only drivers available for tape drives. With Windows, Retrospect does not require (or use) the manufacturer's or Microsoft's driver -- we support the device directly. As always, a complete list of supported devices is available on the Dantz website. http://www.dantz.com/index.php3?SCREEN=compatibility_list Eric Ullman Dantz Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Grisham) wrote: The drivers are available, at least for the smaller model, mhich comes bundled with retrospect. Our press has one connected to a G4. Stephen Jones said, in a previous message: Last I heard, the drivers were not available for the Mac. It's not a very popular format for the PC either. I would definitely recommend VXA over Onstream if you're addressing smaller backup needs (20GB). -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
