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On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Meir Dukhan wrote:

> I've 2.1.6 installed and I would like to install a backup procedure.
> 
> How do I do that ? And how do I restore ? 

You'll want to look into the dump(8) and restore(8) programs.  Also see
Handbook section 10.5.9.

> I've a Dynatek DAT 2.0 (scsi) external tape drive. 
> Do I need some drivers or is it built in the kernel, or maybe do I have
> to enable any option in the GENERIC file ?

As long as your SCSI controller is supported, it should work.  Of course,
it's never a bad idea to rebuild your kernel to remove the extras from
GENERIC.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major