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Re: [PLUG] Good Tape Backup Software?
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i'd like to try it, but this system is a clients, so i can't experiment
with it too much.
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 02:03:42PM -0400, Jason Wertz wrote:
>> I think it only works with SCSI drives but I was wondering if there is
>> a way to make an IDE tapedrive look like a SCSI drive to the
>> system...pretty much the same thing that needs to be done to use
>> cdrecord with an IDE CD-R. I'm not sure if this can be done or if
>> anyone is even working on it but I am curious now that you mention it.
>
> Hmm, I never thought of it, but now that you mention it...
>
> The kernel's configuration help says, "This will provide SCSI host
> adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices, and will allow you to use a
> SCSI device driver instead of a native ATAPI driver." So, what I'd do,
> is try loading the ide-scsi module, then SCSI support and the SCSI tape
> modules. If that doesn't work (say you have the tape drive support
> built into the kernel instead of as modules), try rebooting with
> something like "st0=ide-scsi" (or the proper device name) on the kernel
> command-line (i.e., LILO's append= line or simply on the proper line in
> GRUB).
>
> I hope someone tries this and lets us know what happened. :)
>
> --
> Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
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