From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 3 11:31: 2 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from buffnet4.buffnet.net (buffnet4.buffnet.net [205.246.19.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4F4E154AF for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 11:30:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from shovey@buffnet.net) Received: from buffnet11.buffnet.net (buffnet11.buffnet.net [205.246.19.55]) by buffnet4.buffnet.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id OAA12622; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:29:10 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from shovey@buffnet.net) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:29:10 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Hovey To: Mark Ovens Cc: Richard JT Strutt , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Writing to Tape. In-Reply-To: <19991103185943.B1108@marder-1> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Wouldnt uucp or something see an end of archive and not look past the first dump on a restore? (just asking out of curiosity sake) On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Mark Ovens wrote: > On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 02:19:31PM -0000, Richard JT Strutt wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I have a general UNIX question. I'm trying to back up a load of different > > backup files to a tape. I want to keep them seperate, i.e. not just in one > > large archive. However, after each write, the tape insists on rewinding. > > How is this prevented? > > > > Use the no-rewind device, e.g. nrst0 instead of rst0 > > HTH > > > Thanks for any help.. > > > > Rich. > > > > Associate Consultant - Internet Commerce Practice > > MDIS Professional Services > > MDIS Ltd. > > Boundary Way > > Hemel Hempstead > > Herts HP2 7HU > > Tel. (44)-(0)1442-272279 > > rstrutt@uk.mdis.com > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > STATE-OF-THE-ART: Any computer you can't afford. > OBSOLETE: Any computer you own. > ________________________________________________________________ > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message