From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 17 05:23:58 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id FAA12759 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 17 May 1996 05:23:58 -0700 (PDT) Received: from uswgco2.uswc.uswest.com (uswgco2.uswest.com [206.196.133.74]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id FAA12752 for ; Fri, 17 May 1996 05:23:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from smap@localhost) by uswgco2.uswc.uswest.com (8.7.1/8.7.1) id GAA21258; Fri, 17 May 1996 06:22:49 -0600 (MDT) Received: from egate.mnet.uswest.com(151.116.23.138) by uswgco2.uswc.uswest.com via smap (V1.3) id sma021256; Fri May 17 06:22:27 1996 Received: from easthub (easthub.mnet.uswest.com [151.117.26.86]) by egate.mnet.uswest.com (8.7.1/8.7.1) with SMTP id GAA00459; Fri, 17 May 1996 06:22:27 -0600 (MDT) Received: by easthub.mnet.uswest.com (M-Net Hub.951228) Received: from astro.acs.uswest.com by acs.uswest.com (5.x/SMI-SVR4) id AA25702; Fri, 17 May 1996 07:22:25 -0500 Received: by astro.acs.uswest.com (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id HAA21076; Fri, 17 May 1996 07:21:59 -0500 From: ptroot@uswest.com (Paul T. Root) Message-Id: <199605171221.HAA21076@astro.acs.uswest.com> Subject: Re: HP Tapedrive To: tom@inna.net (Thomas Arnold) Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 07:21:59 -0500 (CDT) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "Thomas Arnold" at May 16, 96 04:33:44 pm X-Organization: !nterprise Networking Services X-Phone: (612) 663-1979 X-Fax: (612) 663-8030 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 200 S. 5th St., Suite 1100 X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55402 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In a previous message, Thomas Arnold said: > > Okay. Switched to the sun setting. > > mt -f /dev/rst0 status returns : > Present Mode: Density = X3B5/88-185A Blocksize variable > ---------available modes--------- > Mode 0: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable > Mode 1: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable > Mode 2: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable > Mode 3: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable > > running a dump 0uf /dev/rst0 / returns : > > DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Thu May 16 16:19:50 1996 > DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch > DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd0a (/) to /dev/rst > DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] > DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] > DUMP: estimated 30299 tape blocks on 0.78 tape(s). > DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories] > DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files] > DUMP: DUMP: 31084 tape blocks on 1 volumes(s) > DUMP: level 0 dump on Thu May 16 16:19:50 1996 > DUMP: Closing /dev/rst > DUMP: DUMP IS DONE > > > This is with a 2gig ( 90meter ) tape in drive. > > What bit of stupidity are we commiting? :-) Use the s and d options. Actually, I also use b, out of habit. I don't know if I should anymore. My dump command is (at least I think, the machine is at home): dump 0busdf 126 6000 54000 /dev/rst0 / Paul. -- Paul T. Root - USWEST !NTERPRISE Networking Service ptroot@uswest.com The very best, and oldest, computer system built by man is Stonehenge. Built by the Druids, who didn`t die out, but went bankrupt trying to debug the software. - unknown