Ok, using the ide-tape driver isn't an option as it seems. But i'm still interessted in using the ide-scsi driver. Wether it is reliable enough for a working bacula environment or not, i can only figure out, when i get the drive running. I don't have much critical data, so a failing job won't do much harm.
Backing up to DVD isn't my preferred method, althoug i haven't tested it till now. I have the STT20000 available, but no other backup solution, and it annoyes me not to get it running. I still hope that someone can help me with a configuration or other help for this particular drive. If there is noone with such a config available, i'm forced to think of a new solution, sure. Thx anyway, Jeffrey. Maybe i research into your backup method for future use. Regards, Sascha >>Hi list, >> >>i'm trying to get my Seagate STT20000A IDE Travan Tapedrive to work with >>bacula-1.36.3 with no success. I think this should be possible, but i >>can't figure out the right parameters for this drive. >> >>I tried both the native ide-tape driver and the ide-scsi/st drivers for >>this tape. >> > > [snip] > >>Maybe someone got such a drive working with bacula and can post me the >>right config section. >> >>Buying a new DLT or DAT drive is no option, as i have this drive with >>several tapes. The capacity is sufficient for my home office, and new >>drives and tapes are too expensive for the moment. >> > > > The native IDE tape driver has been broken for several years (since > 1.12 IIRC) for the STT200000. The version included with SuSE 9.3, > 1.19, is much improved and still unusable. The SCSI emulation has > given errors for the last several years, but been usable. IIRC, it > isn't reliable enough in SuSE 9.3 to depend on. > > I have switched to DVDs for backup. Drives on sale are half to > quarter the price, media is nearly 1/100 the price (0.40USD > vs. 30USD), and capacity is 40%. Read and write speed is much higher, > 1/2 hour for 4GB vs. 3 1/2 hours for 10GB. > > HTH, > Jeffrey ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
