Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 14:38:37 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Tremayne Smith <tmane333@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape Backup Message-ID: <20000422143837.F9344@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20000421152152.91316.qmail@hotmail.com> References: <20000421152152.91316.qmail@hotmail.com>
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[Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html] It would also be nice if you would tidy up messages before sending them. This one contained over 50% junk. On Friday, 21 April 2000 at 11:21:51 -0400, Tremayne Smith wrote: > On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:23:20 -0700, Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> wrote: >> Tremayne Smith wrote: >>> >>> Can anyone offer any advice as to how to install a HP Sure Store >>> Dat tape drive, on a box running freeBSD 4.0. And any pointers on >>> how to use it to backup my system would be greatly appreciated. >>> Thanx in advance. >> >> You have to have "device sa" in your kernel and then /dev/sa0 is your >> tape drive. You use /dev/rsa0 to rewind and /dev/nrsa0 for no rewind. > > I have placed sa0 into my kernel, and now when I go to use a command like > "mt -f /dev/rsa0 fsf -1" I get an error that my device is not configured. I > am sure that there is a simple step that I am missing, but I am missing it > none the less. If anyone has an opinion of what steps to take next, please > share. Thanx in advance. Well, firstly you need a tape in the drive; if you don't, you'll get that error. Secondly, check the boot messages to see if the drive is detected. Thirdly, the command is wrong: you shouldn't specify negative file numbers. Fourthly, no matter what you do when positioning /dev/rsa0, it will subsequently rewind, as Kent Stewart observes. Use /dev/nrsa0 if you want to play around with positioning. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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