Subject: Re: TK50 compatible tape transports?
To: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
From: linc <linc@thelinuxlink.net>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/14/2001 13:39:45
On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Chuck McManis wrote:
> At 01:37 PM 6/11/01 -0400, Brian Hechinger wrote:
> >what's the SCSI like, the last time i asked about TZ30 people said that it's
> >SCSI is wired funny. any more info on that? i wouldn't mind putting mine on
> >a non-DEC box, althout if need be i can always hang it off of one of my DS5000
> >boxes.
>
> It isn't "wired funny" just the response to some commands is non-standard
> (like INQUIRY). There are also timing issues when trying to get it to
> respond while streaming.
>
> --Chuck
I hung a tk50 in an external box (resembling a vs2000) on a Sparcstation
2 running NetBSD 1.5 and it came up as /dev/mt0 ... worked just
fine! Would this have been one of those 'z' models or just a normal tk50?
-Linc.
--
1:37pm up 57 days, 1:35, 5 users, load average: 1.07, 1.14, 1.25