Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 12:07:55 +0200 From: Christoph Sold <so@i-clue.de> To: Todd Reed <ex279@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Making Compressed Backups Message-ID: <3B77A6FB.3040209@i-clue.de> References: <F284j9n1xxWn9R6mJB500004338@hotmail.com>
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Todd Reed wrote: > I've got a tape drive and I can backup my drive using "tar cv > /dev/nrsa0 /", but, I'm wanting to compress it. When I try "dump -0u > -f /dev/nrsa0 /", I get an error message saying DUMP: bad sblock > magic number DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. You sure this drive is FFS? Dump can only backup Berkeley Fast File System drives. If it's, say, MS-Dumb, use gnu tar instead. > What is the best way to backup the entire system to a tape with > compression? man mt tells how to enable compression on your tape drive. HTH -Christoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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