From f867f1cd23e1caef920e4aea32d337a5a2bc24ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:29:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add notes about SCSI tape support. Submitted by: "Kenneth D. Merry" --- release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp index b3c42fdf08e..f8803cb9651 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/relnotes.hlp @@ -449,6 +449,20 @@ The following CD-ROM type systems are supported at this time: (scd) Sony proprietary interface (all models) (wcd) ATAPI IDE interface +SCSI TAPE SUPPORT: + + The CAM SCSI tape driver doesn't yet handle older (and many times broken) + tape drives very well. If you've got an older SCSI-1 tape drive, like an + Exabyte 8200 or older QIC-type tape drive, it may not work properly with + the CAM tape driver. This is obviously a known problem, and we're + working on it. + + Newer tape drives that are mostly SCSI-2 compliant should work fine. + e.g., DAT (DDS-1, 2 and 3), DLT, and newer Exabyte 8mm drives should + work fine. + + If you want to find out if your particular tape drive is supported, the + best way to find out is to try it! The following drivers were supported under the old SCSI subsystem, but are NOT YET supported under the new CAM SCSI subsystem: