Re: debian-user-digest Digest V99 #97
frederic,
not sure, but check out the mtx utility. it will move the robotic mechanism on DDS
autoloaders.
its available in the debian distribution, or alternatively from:
http://www.dandelion.com/Linux/mtx-1.1.tar.gz
hope this helps a little,
//daryl
>Been a while since I've been around on this list, however things have
>progressed. I have successfully installed two older Compaq EISA Pentium 90
>machines, each wtih 4 gigs of space, and 128MB of RAM, all of which are
>visible to the respective machines. On the first machine, I have mounted
>two 7-changer CDROMs which seem to work just dandy, and the second machine,
>has an ADIC 4mm Virtual Library. The two Sony 4mm DATs inside are visable,
>and I successfully did a backup, by moving the robot arm out of the way,
>inserting a tape, performing a backup with TAR per the how-to's, then eject.
>
>My question is as follows: Does anyone know of a piece of software,
>driver, or something that enables the robot arm to move? I have the
>documentation somewhere, so if I could just send SCSI commands, I could use
>a script scheduled by CRON to achieve what I'm trying to do.
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Daryl Williams
Network Administrator mailto:daryl@sharewave.com
ShareWave, Inc. Phone: 916-939-9400 x3212
5175 Hillsdale Circle Fax: 916-939-9434
El Dorado Hills, CA. 95762Web: http://www.sharewave.com
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