Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 16:53:50 -0700 (MST) From: Angel Behar Rodriguez <abehar@mail.pacificnet.com.mx> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compression on dump. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980227165056.8473B-100000@mail.pacificnet.com.mx> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980227151124.11077E-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Im using 2.1.7.1 and dump does not have the "a" option. Do you think I can upgrade the dump command? if this is possible how can I do it ? Thanks. On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Doug White wrote: > On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Angel Behar Rodriguez wrote: > > > > > Im running 2.1.7.1 with an SCSI HP 5000i BU tape. The tape drive supports > > 2 GB or 4Gb with compression, my problems starts when I want to dump my > > a little bit more 2Gb /usr partition but dump ask me for 41 tapes!! > > Can you help me with this I supouse that I making a mistake. Thanks. > > You didn't specify the tape size or `a' to use the entire tape. > > Try this: > > dump 0auf /dev/rst0 /usr > > See `man dump' for details. > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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