rcw@qetzal.UUCP (Robert C. White) (02/05/88)
Is anyone actually using the 2.3 Everex Tape drivers with the Everex Excel Stream 60 ? I have the tape drive and have been waiting several months for the drivers. I'm curious as to how its working and if you've encountered any problems. Im wondering how it handles retensioning of the cartridge since there doesnt appear to be a UNIX command to facilitate this. *ANY* input is appreciated. John [I have been using the QIC-36 tape driver under 2.3 for several months now with an Everex 60 meg unit. Sometimes a core dump occurs when running my 286 clone at 10 mhz with the strm utility. The problem is solved by reducing the clock speed to a lower speed. In general, I am pleased with the unit and the driver. The strm utility is not as efficient as it could be, and the tape utility is a joke. There are no IOCTLs for the tape either, which is a bit awkward, and you must use DMA channel 1 for both send/acknowledge, IRQ 5, and io addresses 300 301. --rcw] -- John Gayman, WA3WBU | UUCP: uunet!wa3wbu!john 1869 Valley Rd. | ARPA: wa3wbu!john@uunet.UU.NET Marysville, PA 17053 | Packet: WA3WBU @ AK3P