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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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