From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 4 02:10:00 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DA7116A4DD for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 02:10:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C9E443D45 for ; Mon, 4 Sep 2006 02:09:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from mailspool3.panix.com (mailspool3.panix.com [166.84.1.78]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 651F613A8B9; Sun, 3 Sep 2006 22:09:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from teddy.fas.com (c-68-58-232-106.hsd1.sc.comcast.net [68.58.232.106]) by mailspool3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59608D2DCE4; Sun, 3 Sep 2006 22:09:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GK3uQ-0002WZ-00; Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:09:58 -0400 Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 22:09:58 -0400 From: stan To: Beech Rintoul Message-ID: <20060904020958.GA9563@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Beech Rintoul , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <200609031510.58852.beech@alaskaparadise.com> <20060903232712.GA5777@teddy.fas.com> <200609031718.23259.beech@alaskaparadise.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200609031718.23259.beech@alaskaparadise.com> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.23 X-Uptime: 22:06:28 up 139 days, 23:11, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dump to DVD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 02:10:00 -0000 On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 05:17:58PM -0800, Beech Rintoul wrote: > On Sunday 03 September 2006 15:27, stan wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 03:10:45PM -0800, Beech Rintoul wrote: > > > Can someone give me a bit of help? I'm trying to dump /user to multiple > > > DVD's and keep getting a write error when the DVD runs out of space. I > > > need an example of the proper command. I think I need to add file size to > > > the command, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. I don't normally use > > > DVD's so this is a bit new to me. > > > > What command are you using? tar? dump? ..... > > Dump.... dump -0au -L -f /dev/acd0 /usr > > It used to just prompt me to feed in another DVD. Now it errors out when the > DVD is full. > Hmm, the man page says that the -a option (which you are using), should do just that.. odd. Have you played with teh -s option? -- Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. (Dennis Ritchie)