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Hello,

Have-you erased your Linux disk ? if not, you can mount an ext2fs
partition in the FreeBSD tree (man mount_ext2fs(8) - mount a ext2fs file
system)
You can also tar to a file which could be on an M$-FAT partition.

	TfH

PS : welcome to FreeBSD

> 
> Hello.  I've read and been impressed by your FreeBSD propaganda and
have
> converted to your platform from Slackware Linux.
> 	During the migration, I backed up all my serious data to QIC-80
> tapes using tar.  Now when I try to retrieve the data, the ft filter
> says that I've inserted the wrong volume and won't accept the
> volume name of the Linux-generated tape.  How do I get around this? 
The
> data was a backup of an old operating system for my pdp11 and I can't
> replace it, so it's critical.
> 
> thanks in advance
> 
> Jacob Ritorto
> 
> 
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