From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 3 11:33:33 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from typhoon.mail.pipex.net (typhoon.mail.pipex.net [158.43.128.27]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 85271154FC for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 11:33:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (qmail 6239 invoked from network); 3 Nov 1999 19:32:57 -0000 Received: from useraa62.uk.uudial.com (HELO marder-1.) (62.188.130.62) by smtp.dial.pipex.com with SMTP; 3 Nov 1999 19:32:57 -0000 Received: (from mark@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.3/8.8.8) id TAA01385; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 19:32:53 GMT (envelope-from mark) Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 19:32:53 +0000 From: Mark Ovens To: Steve Hovey Cc: Richard JT Strutt , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Writing to Tape. Message-ID: <19991103193253.G1108@marder-1> References: <19991103185943.B1108@marder-1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i In-Reply-To: Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Nov 03, 1999 at 02:29:10PM -0500, Steve Hovey wrote: > > 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) > Dunno, I've never used uucp, but he was asking about *writing* multiple archives w/o the tape rewinding after each one. > 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 > > > -- 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