Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 11:38:53 -0400 (EDT) From: "Abraham J. Stephens" <stephea@aasis.albany-academy.org> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Colorado 120 QIC tape drives. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980506112729.8372B-100000@aasis.albany-academy.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980505145151.25757C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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> > Could anyone provide instructions for backing up with a QIC 80 tape drive.
> > how do I format tapes? then how do I use them?
>
> You shouldn't have to format the tapes, just pipe dump to /dev/rft and off
> you go.
>
ft reports the error:
tape is not formatted
Insert ftfilt volume 0 and press enter:
for devices /dev/ft0 and /dev/ft0a am I using the wrong device,
dmesg.boot reports ft0 is the colorado tape? Any suggestions?
Abraham J. Stephens
DIRECTOR SIS
stephea@aasis.albany-academy.org
http://aasis.albany-academy.org
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