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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!cancer.vividnet.com!hunter.premier.net!news1.erols.com!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!nntp.wwwi.com!rtd.com!dgy From: dgy@rtd.com (Don Yuniskis) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: DLT4000/DLT4700 tape drive parameters Date: 13 Sep 1996 21:08:23 GMT Organization: CICDO Lines: 15 Message-ID: <51cig7$ok@baygull.rtd.com> References: <DxqKAu.C5w@lexmark.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: seagull.rtd.com In article <DxqKAu.C5w@lexmark.com>, Tyler Barnett <tbarnett@lexmark.com> wrote: >I have successfully tried to use a Quantum DLT400 tape drive, >but am unsure of the dump parameters. The Quantum web site says the >the parameters should be "1A" in the tape drive table, but my >2.1.5 release only shows dump parameters up to hex "17" or so. >I faked it out on the command line by specifying 82000 bpi, and 2 million >feet of tape, so at least when the changer hits the end of the tape, >it will call for the next tape. I'm on shaky ground here.... >But if it works, I can get 40 gig per tape times 7 cartidges. >Anyone with any experience with the Quantum DLT drives under FreeBSD? Yes, I've been quite pleased. BTW, you should look into AMANDA... --don