From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Mar 31 02:47:00 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id CAA13213 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 31 Mar 1995 02:47:00 -0800 Received: from news.iadfw.net (jbryant@news.iadfw.net [204.178.72.99]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id CAA13206 for ; Fri, 31 Mar 1995 02:46:58 -0800 Received: from localhost (jbryant@localhost) by news.iadfw.net (8.6.5/8.6.6) id EAA20867; Fri, 31 Mar 1995 04:45:12 -0600 From: Jim Bryant Message-Id: <199503311045.EAA20867@news.iadfw.net> Subject: Re: Colorado Jumbo Tape To: davide.tome'@galactica.it Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 04:45:10 -0600 (CST) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <8A4A2C2.0001014FB2.uuout@galactica.it> from "DAVIDE TOME'" at Mar 1, 95 11:46:00 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1339 Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In reply: > To: hackers@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Colorado Jumbo Tape > From: davide.tome'@galactica.it (DAVIDE TOME') > Date: Wed, 01 Mar 95 11:46:00 +0100 > Hi, > > How can I use my Colorado Jumbo Tape (QIC 80) to backup FreeBSD ?? > I mean ..... what kind of software is better to make it work ? > > Ciao > > Davide boot with -c config> flags fdc0 1 config> quit ignore all of the error messages, but verify that the tape drive is recognized [right after all of the error messages].... I know of a system where even the above didn't work [server.iadfw.net, so much for installing FreeBSD from tape there... had to resort to [UGH!] floppy install]. It works fine here at home though... then use ft: tar -cvf - files.to.dump | ft otherwise wait for QicTape which will allow QIC compat file interchange between operating systems [coming soon... Shareware, $50.00 USD]. Maybe in a few months it'll be done. I'm waiting to see what happens to the ft device driver... Jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" jbryant@server.iadfw.net, System administrator, Internet America