[KLUG Members] IDE tape drives...

[Richard Zimmerman]

   If you could send along your scripts I'd be greatful. I've never done tape
based backups on Linux so I could use the jump start / erperience of others!

   I've installed mt and have now verified the drive is working so at least
I've got the hardware / drivers straight on it! <G>

   Thanks again.

   Richard

P.S. Maybe I ought to consider becoming famous and writing a HOWTO for this!
<G>


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin DeGraaf" <kevin@kevindegraaf.net>
To: "Klug" <members@kalamazoolinux.org>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] IDE tape drives...


> > Can someone point me to an IDE Tape drive Howto for Linux? I'm having
> > no luck finding one of my own.
>
> I'm not sure if I've ever seen a HOWTO on the subject, but when I set up
> an ATAPI (IDE) Travan drive at work, it was as easy as attaching the
> cables, setting the jumpers appropriately, and compiling/modprobing
> ide-tape.o.  That gave me access to /dev/ht0, and you use the standard
> 'tar' and 'mt' commands to control the drive from there.  I'd be happy to
> dig up my exact cron-based backup script if it'd help you.
>
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