Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 19:32:53 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> Cc: Richard JT Strutt <rstrutt@uk.mdis.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Writing to Tape. Message-ID: <19991103193253.G1108@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911031428361.14965-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> References: <19991103185943.B1108@marder-1> <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911031428361.14965-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net>
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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
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