Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 20:48:46 +0200 (MET DST) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: errros on making floppies Message-ID: <199605161848.UAA09223@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <199605160954.LAA01175@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at May 16, 96 11:54:19 am
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> As Wilko Bulte wrote: > > > And along with restore a /sbin/mt is needed to do 'mt fsf' like things > > on multi-dump tapes > > /usr/bin/mt (not /sbin/mt) is needed, but only in order to be able to > adjust the density and blocksize setting of the tape drive. > > Skipping over pre-existing dump files is handled by the `s' flag to > restore(8). (Do you wonder? After all, dump/restore are the > recommended backup tools, and they do know how to handle mag tapes.) Tss. Just checked out the restore man page and indeed there is the 's' option. I just never noticed.... ;-) and always used 'mt'. While we are at it: how does one verify a 'dump'? Is there an easy option for restore that I also overlooked? > cheers, J"org _ __________________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Wilko Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl |/|/ / / /( (_) Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem - The Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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