Re: Laptop tape backups

2003-06-22 Thread Mike Dresser
On Sun, 22 Jun 2003, Jeffrey L. Taylor wrote: > The early 30GB Onstream required special, proprietary drivers. The > later ones worked much better on Linux because the standard drivers > worked. I was using it under NT, and crashing the fileserver anytime i went to do a backup. > > > Also, be w

Re: Laptop tape backups

2003-06-22 Thread Jeffrey L. Taylor
Quoting Mike Dresser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: [snip] > Be wary of the Onstream units, at least the 30 gig unit, I had one years > ago, and Onstream was not interested in fixing the lockups. As well, > some google searching will show you just what people think of their > stuff. > The early 30GB Onstr

Re: Laptop tape backups

2003-06-22 Thread Mike Dresser
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003, Bill Wohler wrote: > Still looking for a Linux-compatible 30-80 GB tape drive that is most > likely going to be USB. > > Has anyone used the Seagate Travan TapeStor 40 (STT6401U2-R) or the > OnStream USB 30 or ADR2.60usb? I haven't heard anything Linux about > the former, but

Re: Laptop tape backups

2003-06-21 Thread Bill Wohler
Thomas Krennwallner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> What do you use to back up your laptop? > > I use a network backup solution: amanda. See http://www.amanda.org/ and > http://packages.debian.org/stable/utils/amanda-server.html for further > details. Amanda is great if you have lots and lots of m

Re: Laptop tape backups

2003-06-18 Thread Thomas Krennwallner
Hi! On Wed Jun 18, 2003 at 06:46:19AM +, Bill Wohler wrote: > I sold my PC with a SCSI card and Exabyte tape backup (14 GB). Now > that I have this laptop, I'm ready to start backing it up. > > What do you use to back up your laptop? I use a network backup solution: amanda. See http://www.am