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Author: Bob Holtzman
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Old-Topics: troubleshooting tape
Subject: troubleshooting tape-SOLVED
On Sun, 9 Nov 2003, Bryce C wrote:

> As for the blank page:
> Getting the Best Performance From ATAPI Travan Tape Drives
> Difficulty 1 - Simple Comand Line Commands Required
> When using the ATAPI Travan mechanisms wth Linux, it is best to disable
> the IDE-TAPE drive and use the IDE-SCSI emulation layer. With modern
> Linux kernels, this is accomplished by:


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By God, it works! *Many* thanks. I was going nuts going down blind alleys.
I'm still not sure why scsi emulation is required when IDE worked so well
before. Maybe it's because I'm running a Seagate drive instead of my old
HPs.

Thanks again.

--
Bob Holtzman
"If you think you're getting free lunch,
......check the price of the beer!"