Wangtek 5150ES on 4.1.2, confirm or deny?
2007-12-25 7:46:00
The question:
Is a Wangtek 5150ES known to the kernal such that it
could be used to replace an Archive 2150S transparently? I think
the scorpion mechanics suck, and I need to replace one and
would prefer to use the Wangtek.
The SUMMARY:
Yes, Wangtek QIC-150 (5150ES) drives work fine. Note that
one of the respondants later confirmed that he wasn't running
any 2nd party SCSI drivers under his 4.1.1.
The solutions, thanks to...
rutgers!genisco.gtc.com!kat (Kathryn Fielding)
Perry_Hutchison.Portland@xerox.com
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From: rutgers!genisco.gtc.com!kat (Kathryn Fielding)
We use the Wangtek QIC-150 drive all the time. The only
thing to make sure of is that the proms incorporate the Sun
stuff. As far as SunOS is concerned, there is no difference
between a Wangtek and an Archive. In my development lab, I have
one of each.
- -Kathryn
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From: Perry_Hutchison.Portland@xerox.com
The system I'm currently using is an SS-1 running 4.1.1b, with an
AnDataCo 150Mb tape on rst1. probe-scsi reports:
Target 5
Unit 0 Removable Tape WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41C43X AFD QFA STD
Unit 1 Removable Tape WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41C43X AFD QFA STD
Unit 2 Removable Tape WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41C43X AFD QFA STD
Unit 3 Removable Tape WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41C43X AFD QFA STD
Unit 4 Removable Tape WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41C43X AFD QFA STD
Unit 5 Removable Tape WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41C43X AFD QFA STD
Unit 6 Removable Tape WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41C43X AFD QFA STD
Unit 7 Removable Tape WANGTEK 5150ES SCSI ES41C43X AFD QFA STD
(Yes, it responds on all 8 units. Doesn't seem to hurt anything.)
Autoconfig during boot reports
May 30 22:22:42 castor vmunix: st1 at esp0 target 5 lun 0
May 30 22:22:42 castor vmunix: st1: <Wangtek QIC-150>
and this device, while not used heavily (we use an Exabyte for backup),
does seem to work properly. There is one annoyance: it's by far the
noisiest 150Mb drive I've encountered.
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Aaron
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