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Date:      Thu, 30 Mar 2000 19:45:26 -0500
From:      Sergey Babkin <babkin@bellatlantic.net>
To:        wilko@freebsd.org
Cc:        sthaug@nethelp.no, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Anybody have tools to read a Digital Unix "vdump" tape on FreebSD?
Message-ID:  <38E3F526.79CBAE3B@bellatlantic.net>
References:  <42000.954338392@verdi.nethelp.no> <20000329204851.C2044@yedi.iaf.nl>

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Wilko Bulte wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Mar 29, 2000 at 03:59:52PM +0200, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote:
> > Does anybody know of tools to read a Digital Unix "vdump" tape on FreeBSD?
> > I have a number of such tapes, and would prefer to read them on an (Intel)
> > FreeBSD box instead of having to reinstall DU on a machine which has had
> > its disks wiped.
> 
> Vdump, the dump incarnation for Tru64 AdvFS, can to the best of my knowledge
> only be read by vrestore. I'm afraid your stuck to using a T64 box for this.

If AdvFS is just another incarnation of VXFS there may be
a chance that it could be read by vxrestore on UnixWare.
So if there is absolutely no Alpha machine around then
free UnixWare (binary-only but still free except for the
CD cost, like $17) may be worth a try.

-SB


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