OT: redhat

[Bill Vermillion]

When asked his whereabouts on Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 12:07 , 
Enrique Arredondo took the fifth, drank it, and then slurred:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Vermillion" <fp at wjv.com>
> To: "filePro List" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: OT: redhat
> >Let me suggest the little VXA - from Ecrix who have been acquired
> >by Exabute.
> >
> >33GB in native mode, and 66GB in compressed.  Fast too.  My RH
> >client is running about 100MB minute backup rate.
> >
> >The drive comes in either SCSI or IDE, and if you run it in an IDE
> >ineterface you need to use SCSI emulation in IDE - as the drive is
> >essentially a SCSI drive with an IDE interface.
> >
> >All you have to do in that event is add a line to /etc/lilo.conf
> >right after your line where you see   root=/dev/hda2 [typical
> >line].
> >
> >The next line will be
> >append="hdc=ide-scsi"
> >
> >The 'c' is because this primary on the scondary controller.
> >
> >List $699.

> Do you recommend this one :
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3756&item=5136529828&rd=1 

That's the SCSI device which may be easier to configure than 
the above SCSI/IDE emulation.

I see it includes a SCSI card, but you don't know the card.  If you
have a SCSI card for your Linux system, or have an embedded SCSI
on your motherboard that is supported by the OS SCSI would be my
choice.

Make sure the person selling it guarantees it for a set time.

The list new is $699 so that gives you a hint.  The buy now at
$350 seems reasonable - but you may want to check other used
vendors.

Bill


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