From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 17 14:43:23 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id OAA24919 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:43:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from xmission.xmission.com (softweyr@xmission.xmission.com [198.60.22.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id OAA24910 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 14:43:20 -0800 (PST) Received: (from softweyr@localhost) by xmission.xmission.com (8.8.4/8.7.5) id PAA21103; Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:42:36 -0700 (MST) From: Softweyr LLC Message-Id: <199612172242.PAA21103@xmission.xmission.com> Subject: Re: another question for you? To: Hudginsj@smtp.dancooks.com (Jason Hudgins) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:42:35 -0700 (MST) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <213CFD904E2@smtp.dancooks.com> from "Jason Hudgins" at Dec 17, 96 12:33:08 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I advised: % The cheapest and easiest way would be to buy another tape drive for the % FreeBSD system. Seriously. To which you replied: > okay...I took your advice..I just installed a HP C1536A SCSI DAT > Drive. Kernel recognizes it as /dev/nrst0 ...I have a 90 meter DDS1 > tape in it.. > Now how do I back stuff up to it..? > I presume that I use dump. dump, cpio, or tar. There is also a program called pax, which is cpio and tar rolled into one. > but how..it doesn't seem to like me very much..and the documentation > in the freebsd handbook is very sparce.. > The manpage is semi-useful...Do i need to format the tape at all? I > don't think so..but If I do..how would I do it? How do I tell dump > the density of my tape? it doesnt' like my command line options.. > If only I had an example...and example could go a long way.. => I've always used tar myself. To backup your entire system onto a single DAT tape (if it'll fit), try: tar -cvf /dev/rst0 / This tells tar to (c)reate an archive, be (v)erbose about it, i.e. print the filenames as they're added to the archive, on (f)ile /dev/rst0. Try reading the man pages on tar, pax, and dump. They're pretty obtuse, but might give you some help. I also recommend that you RUN to the nearest bookstore and get get a copy of _Essential System Administration_ from O'Reilly and Associates; it will help greatly in your quest to become *SUPER-USER*. > There is a manpage for st (SCSI tape controller) but the command > isn't present on either of my two freebsd systems that I can find. That's odd. It should be there. I don't have FreeBSD up right now, so I can look for you. I gotta get a little BSD box here at work... ;^) > Thanks for your help...can I get you to help me a little more Sure, you just have to agree to help next poor FreeBSD'er that comes along. ;^) -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com