22 Oct
2010
22 Oct
'10
2:37 p.m.
Hi
The Sparcbook I have is an early version and requires one to
use the built in backup program. It is a binary so it is not easily
patched. With the 8mm, I get write errors that I've not confirmed
were caused by the drive or the software in the Sparcbook.
I though if I used a drive that was more like what it expected,
I stood a better chance.
Of coarse, if the drive doesn't work it is no help. I do realize
that the 8mm drive should work as well but doesn't seem to.
It might be a timing issue with the drive or a bad drive. I'm not
setup to do general testing of SCSI drives.
I just resently found software that I believe I can use on
my DOS machine to try to use the 8mm drive with. I'll
try to do that to confirm that the drive is working.
Dwight
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:13:34 -0400
From: mcguire at neurotica.com
To:
Subject: Re: Viper 2150S scsi tape drive
On 10/22/10 10:07 AM, dwight elvey wrote:
This is suppose to back up my Sparcbook. As you
recall
my 8mm drive didn't seem to work with it so I thought
I'd try a drive that was inteneded.
8mm drives were sold with early SPARCstations and SPARCservers as
well, FYI. An 8mm drive will work fine if it's properly set up.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL