On Monday 02 April 2007 18:02, Robert Nelson wrote: > I was never able to make mine work on Linux; it works fine on Windows.
Interesting. That tends to confirm my view that the Linux non-SCSI driver writers don't understand all the nuances of tape drives ... > In fact this drive was part of my motivation for porting the Storage Daemon > to Windows. > As near as I can tell, Linux support of ATAPI and SATA tape drives > is broken. This is my conclusion as well. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bacula-users- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob McDonald > > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 6:53 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Bacula-users] Sony SDX-260V ATAPI AIT-E Turbo Dirve Questions > > > > Has anyone had any success with one of these drives? > > > > I've tried several configurations and am having no joy. > > > > Running bacula 2.0.3 on Gentoo Linux. Kernel - 2.6.20 GCC 4.1.2 Glibc > > 2.5. > > > > I tried using ide-scsi but was unable to write to the drive. basic mt > > commands worked (status, rewind, etc.) but tar and/or btape simply hung. > > > > I then changed to ide-tape (atapi ide tape support). This generates the > > /dev/ht0 and /dev/nht0 devices and seems to work much better. However, > > the btape test fails on the block positioning step. > > > > I've read all of the archived emails (although my German isn't up to > > par) and have seen several folks having the same problem but have not > > seen a definitive solution to the problem posted. > > > > If anyone has any config info that has worked for them, I'd be > > interested in seeing it. > > > > Here's my bacula-sd.conf specifics for this device: > > > > Device { > > Name = SDX-260V > > Media Type = AIT-E > > Archive Device = /dev/nht0 > > AutomaticMount = yes; > > AlwaysOpen = yes; > > RemovableMedia = yes; > > RandomAccess = no; > > Minimum Block Size = 64512 > > Maximum Block Size = 64512 > > } > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bob > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > > your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
