Subject: Re: IDE Streamer usable?
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
From: Stefan Schumacher <stefan@net-tex.de>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/28/2002 12:18:19
On Tue, 27 Aug 2002, Manuel Bouyer wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 12:17:50PM +0200, Stefan Schumacher wrote:
> > On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 10:41:35AM +0200, Stefan Schumacher wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > is there a way to use an IDE Streamer (HP Colorado) with Alpha or
> > > > i386?
> > > > I didn't really find any useful information with google.
> > >
> > > If it's ATAPI it should work on 1.6, but not earlier.
> >
> > I'll try it this evening with beta4.

It didn't work with beta4, but with NetBSD 1.6_RC1 (GENERIC) #0:
Mon Aug 26 14:27:33 UTC 2002.

> > Is it a special /dev-node as which I can use the streamer or is it
> > a program (like mt)?
>
> It should be probed just like scsi streamers, st* (st0 if it's the only
> streamer)

st0 at atapibus0 drive 0: <HP      COLORADO 5GB, MX00777523,
                           2.06000> type 1 sequential removable
st0: drive empty
st0: 32-bit data port
st0: drive supports PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2

Thanks
Stef
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