Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:39:28 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@phone.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why won\'t TAR cooperate\? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901061938150.25797-100000@guru.phone.net> In-Reply-To: <199901070249.TAA02192@infowest.com>
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Which version of FreeBSD are you using? I just saved a 3+ Gig file from tar to disk on 3.0-RELEASE. Can you try something like that? As an aside, could someone fill me on on what a "DLT" tape drive is, and costs? I'm not familiar with them, but am still contemplating backup options. Thanx, <mike On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, Aaron D. Gifford wrote: > I wish that were the case, but this is a new DLTtapeIV with a capacity of > 35GB uncompressed or 70GB compressed on the DLT7000 drive. A paltry > 4GB file should easily fit. > > That said, could this be a case of tar for some reason thinking the > tape was full? How would I find out if this is the case? How would I > tell tar that the tape's capacity is MUCH greater than the 250MB by > a factor of 100 or more? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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