On Tue, 23 Jun 1998, bob jones wrote:
I use the 4/8 gig traven on SCSI. Have for a long time - no hitches as
far as Linux is concerned. Everything works that I've every used. No
special anything. Just compile the kernel with SCSI tape support, use
/dev/MAKEDEV script and fire away.
I did have one hardware failure. Seagate replaced it on warrantee.
I've heard of problems with other interfaces than SCSI. Those may have
been taken car of and I don't know what they were.
Check the price of the tapes though. It can be a shocker ;-)
> To anyone who responds to this, thanks in advance. >
> Iomega markets a tape called "DittoMax" which uses either an external
> parallel port or an "internal" card interface.
>
> Seagate markets a tape cartridge called "Travan" which in large
> capacities uses a SCSI interface and in small capacities uses a
> "floppy/parallel" interface.
>
> Are any RH Linux systems out there using either of these for backups?
> If so,is the software Iomega or Seagate marketed or is it the standard
> tar of cpio of Linux/Unix?
>
> bob jones ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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