lray@CIVILGATE.CE.UIUC.EDU (Leland Ray) (12/31/89)
That reminds me to ask a few miscellaneous questions:
1. I need to read a tape written with wbak on a non-Apollo machine. I
don't want to "dearchive" the tape file, I just need to use a tape
drive to read it that happens to be connected to another machine.
Once read, I had planned to ftp it to an Apollo, and use the
-stdin option on rbak to recover the data.
I hear these tapes are ANSI labelled. Could someone send me enough
information that I can get the file off the tape?
2. Is SR10.2.p presently shipping? If not, is there an expected release
date?
3. Do the scsi_$ routines shipped with GPIO at SR10.2 also work with
the scsi port on the WD disk controller?
4. Is there a public domain device driver available for a AT bus
parallel port add on (like the Apollo SPE board)? The quality of the
driver
Thanks for answers in advance.
Just spendin' my days, Leland Ray
Systems Administrator
Soakin' in them cathode rays. UIUC - Dept. Civil Engineering
(217) 333-3821rtp1@tank.uchicago.edu (raymond thomas pierrehumbert) (12/31/89)
>3. Do the scsi_$ routines shipped with GPIO at SR10.2 also work with > the scsi port on the WD disk controller? This reminds me: I have a mysterious card (other than the video card) in the AT bus of my DN10000, and I think it must be the controller for the cartridge tape. It is a SCSI controller, no? It seems to have a port on the back of it, which looks suspiciously like a SCSI connector. My question-- is this a SCSI card? Given appropriate drivers, can other SCSI devices be connected to the port? Are there SCSI disks available for this card? Other SCSI devices. I know all about Workstation Solutions, INC, but their stuff is awfully expensive, and they don't offer any educational discounts.
lray@CIVILGATE.CE.UIUC.EDU (Leland Ray) (12/31/89)
The question: 4. Is there a public domain device driver available for a AT bus parallel port add on (like the Apollo SPE board)? The quality of the driver should read: 4. Is there a public domain device driver available for a AT bus parallel port add on (like the Apollo SPE board)? The quality of the driver is not very important, as long as it compiles and runs at SR10.x. (in other words, I'll fix the bugs).
lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Lampi) (01/03/90)
>1. I need to read a tape written with wbak on a non-Apollo machine. I > [rest of text deleted] Go right ahead and read the wbak-written backup set on your other machine. The tape 'file' is standard ANSI labeled, and the block size is 8K (8192) bytes. Be certain to read the blocks in binary mode (as opposed to ASCII or EBCDIC) so as to prevent data conversion. >3. Do the scsi_$ routines shipped with GPIO at SR10.2 also work with > the scsi port on the WD disk controller? My understanding is that they do, and are compatible with those for the DN-2500. Michael Lampi MDL Corporation 213/782-7888 fax 213/782-7927 UUCP: {ames!elroy, <routing site>}!gryphon!pnet02!lampi INET: lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com "My opinions are that of my corporation!"