Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 09:49:19 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: tom@inna.net (Thomas Arnold) Cc: ptroot@uswest.com, jamie@inna.net, questions@freebsd.org, root@inna.net Subject: Re: HP Tapedrive Message-ID: <199605170019.JAA07308@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960516162920.4438A-100000@caught.inna.net> from "Thomas Arnold" at May 16, 96 04:33:44 pm
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Thomas Arnold stands accused of saying: > > DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Thu May 16 16:19:50 1996 > DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch > DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd0a (/) to /dev/rst > DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] > DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] > DUMP: estimated 30299 tape blocks on 0.78 tape(s). > DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories] > DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files] > DUMP: DUMP: 31084 tape blocks on 1 volumes(s) > DUMP: level 0 dump on Thu May 16 16:19:50 1996 > DUMP: Closing /dev/rst > DUMP: DUMP IS DONE > > > This is with a 2gig ( 90meter ) tape in drive. > > What bit of stupidity are we commiting? :-) Not telling dump how long the tape is. Its default is for a 1600bpi tape of 2300'. _theoretically_, it should run happily until it hits the end of the tape, but I'm not sure if it enforces its tape size calculations. > : Tom Arnold - No relation to Rosanne : -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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