RE: [newbie] Tape Backup drive?
OK sounds like you have an ide tape drive. Actions you can take to start with include : a) run dmesg on the command line and check the output to see if the tape drive is recognised by the m/c. If the drive isn't recognised then you have an uphill task on your hands. So, open a console window, type 'dmesg | more' which will allow you to examine the boot and initialisation process a screen at a time. Look for a message that is identifying your drive, maybe as st0 or tape. b) check the Howto on ftape. It was installed as part of your installation process and is certainly available under documentation on the kde desktop. Hope this gives you a starting point. Daryl Johnson Proplan Associates 07710 908817
Re: [newbie] Tape Backup drive?
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Re: [newbie] Tape Backup drive?
Okay, sorry 'bout that. I'm not sure if it is IDE or not. It's defintely not SCSI! The data ribbon cable (from the tape drive) connects directly into the data ribbon cable on my floppy drive. It uses QIC 120 mb cartridges. As for the question Have you tried using any standard devices in /dev? well shoot how would a NEWBIE know they were even there?? I did ask WHAT was the proceedure for setting up a tape drive in Linux in my original post, because I didn't know! Now that you've mentioned it, I will go try that. Thank you for the input. Michael On Tuesday 22 May 2001 12:16 pm, you wrote: You haven't really provided much information here. Is this IDE or SCSI? Have you tried using any of the standard tape devises in /dev ? Daryl Johnson Proplan Associates
