[rescue] tape drive with no SCSI

Jonathan Sadler rescue at sunhelp.org
Wed Nov 7 20:20:22 CST 2001


Hi Dave -

Not certain where you would find a driver for a SUN to use with this, but
its the right "hardware bits" to go USB->SCSI

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-Details.asp?sku=X13-0052%20P

Heck, at $14.99, I may have to get me one just to have in my kit bag...

Jonathan Sadler

>   I have a need to connect a high-capacity tape drive (DLT perhaps) to a
> Sun that has USB but no SCSI...a Netra X1, specifically.  I would like
> to be able to access it with standard mtio ioctl()s so it'd have to
> show up as an "st" device.  Anybody have any suggestions?
> 
>     Thanks,
>      -Dave




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