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From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: Re: Exabyte 8205 on FreeBSD
Keywords: tape drive
Organization: Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem, The Netherlands 
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References: <48tpco$4j4@pilot.njin.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 22:17:58 GMT
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rgaine@pilot.njin.net (Richard C. Gaine) writes:


>I am running FreeBSD 2.0 and I have an Exabyte 8205.  The drive does not 
>seem to be supported by the kernel.  Is there a kernel patch that I can 
>install, or do I have to go to a new version?  The drive does work, but 
>it is real slow and the mt command will not return drive status telling 
>me that it is an unknown tape drive.

Hmm. On both 1.1.5R and 2.0.5.R I have had no problems with my 8200.
No patching etc needed.

What is 'slow' in this respect?

Wilko