reg@whuxl.UUCP (R. E. Gunderman) (08/22/86)
I have a 6300, Xenix, and a 10 meg disk. In backing up a number of files: + I formatted a new floppy + executed tar cvf /dev/fd0 <list of filenames> and I received this message: "can't write beyond end of floppy" "tar: tape write error" I then reduced the number of files, executed tar again, and the error messages did not appear. However, when I checked the contents of the floppy with tar vt I received another, though different, message: "tar: directory checksum error" I repeated the above procedure with another new floppy and got the same results. I would appreciate any explanations/clarifications/advice concerning this problem. Dick Gunderman whuxh!reg 386-3480 WH3A-326
spf@bonnie.ATT.COM (08/25/86)
> I have a 6300, Xenix, and a 10 meg disk. In backing up a number of files: > + I formatted a new floppy > + executed > tar cvf /dev/fd0 <list of filenames> > and I received this message: > "can't write beyond end of floppy" > "tar: tape write error" > > Dick Gunderman whuxh!reg 386-3480 WH3A-326 Try the following: tar cvfk /dev/fd0 360 <filenames> The "k" option, along with its argument "360", tells tar that you have media limited to 360K; when the floppy is full, tar will prompt you for a fresh floppy. I've used this command line under XENIX System V on a 6300, and it has successfully made multi-floppy backups for me. Enjoy! Steve Frysinger *** My songs are merely dreams visiting my mind. -- Donovan