Subject: Re: TK50 compatible tape transports?
To: None <linc@thelinuxlink.net>
From: Carl Lowenstein <cdl@mpl.ucsd.edu>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/14/2001 09:55:56
> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:39:45 -0400 (EDT)
> From: linc <linc@thelinuxlink.net>
> X-Sender: linc@dialin.amertel.com
> To: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com>
> cc: Brian Hechinger <wonko@tmok.com>,
>         NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>, port-vax@netbsd.org
> Subject: Re: TK50 compatible tape transports?
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> 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.

At the very least, it must be one of the ones that has SCSI ID switches
on the back panel.  That's the way to identify the useful kind.

    carl

        carl lowenstein         marine physical lab     u.c. san diego
                                                  clowenstein@ucsd.edu