Be very wary about Linux and IDE Tape Drives. I bought a Sony SDX-560 (IDE,
80/208 GB, 12MB/s) for 800 US$. Unfortunately it would only work using PIO
mode on Linux even though DMA mode worked fine on Windows. There is a SATA
version of this drive that I haven't tried, but suspect it would work
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006, Mario Ohnewald wrote:
Hello List,
i am looking for a cheap IDE Tape drive which holds about 20GB
uncompressed data.
IDE tape drives tend to have problems operating with *nix systems.
Have you considered an external USB one?
AB
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Good luck!
James
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> Sent: Sunday, 30 April 2006 22:13
> To: James Harper
> Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [Bacula-users] tape drive recommendation
>
> Hi James,
>
>
Hi James,
> You've mentioned IDE but haven't said why, maybe you want IDE because
> you don't want to purchase a SCSI adapter?
Yes, thats the reason :)
>
> You also haven't said what you mean by cheap :)
Up to 200 Euros/$
>
> HP make an external USB2 drive that holds 20Gb uncompressed which
> re
You've mentioned IDE but haven't said why, maybe you want IDE because
you don't want to purchase a SCSI adapter?
You also haven't said what you mean by cheap :)
HP make an external USB2 drive that holds 20Gb uncompressed which
retails for AUD$1309. The 36Gb uncompressed version is AUD$1554. They
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
>
> > i am looking for a cheap IDE Tape drive which holds about 20GB
> > uncompressed data.
>
> I doubt that there are many IDE tape drives out there at all.
Agreed.
> want to look at, I'd recommend some cheaper SCSI drive that works with
> the standard
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Mario Ohnewald wrote:
Hello List,
i am looking for a cheap IDE Tape drive which holds about 20GB
uncompressed data.
I doubt that there are many IDE tape drives out there at all.
It has to run smoothly with linux/bacula.
Internal or external does
