rab@bilanc.UUCP (Richard A. Bilancia) (05/31/88)
Does anyone know how the standard SCO Xenix drivers treat multiple tape volumes? I am running an Archive FT-60 and want to backup > 60 MB but want to make sure that I can restore the data later. Rich --- "Adversity is the crucible from which greatness is forged." - Ken Baker ____ ____ ___ / _ \ / _ \ / _ \ Richard A. Bilancia / / \_/ / / \_/ _ \ \\/ Computer Guidance & Support / / / / _ | | \ \ P. O. Box 620127 \ \ _ \ \ | \ | + | \ \ Littleton, Colorado 80162 \ \_/ \ \ \_| \ |_| /\_| \ voice: (303) 973-4035 \____/ \____/ \____/ ihnp4!sys1!bilanc!rab Multi-User Accounting Solutions attmail!bilanc!rab
chip@vector.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal) (06/02/88)
In article <126@bilanc.UUCP> rab@bilanc.UUCP (Richard A. Bilancia) writes: >Does anyone know how the standard SCO Xenix drivers treat multiple >tape volumes? The drivers don't. You seek beyond the end of a device, then you get an illegal address error. However, SCO's tar has a 'k' flag to specify a volume size. When you reach the end, tar prompts you for a new floppy/tape/hard disk ?:-). An 'e' flag prevents files from being split across volumes. The /etc/default/tar file can be configured to automagically take care of all this. -- Chip Rosenthal /// chip@vector.UUCP /// Dallas Semiconductor /// 214-450-0400 {uunet!warble,sun!texsun!rpp386,killer}!vector!chip I won't sing for politicians. Ain't singing for Spuds. This note's for you.
csch@tmpmbx.UUCP (Clemens Schrimpe) (06/02/88)
rab@bilanc.UUCP (Richard A. Bilancia) writes:
{} Does anyone know how the standard SCO Xenix drivers treat multiple
{} tape volumes?
{}
{} I am running an Archive FT-60 and want to backup > 60 MB but want to make
{} sure that I can restore the data later.
You can create an entry in /etc/default/tar, which declares a medium,
capable of storing n megabytes, which is NOT a tape (yes - a lie, but
that's neccessary)
If tar knows about the size of the medium, to which he is writing the
archive, he'll stop at the end and ask for a new tape/disk/whatever.
You should normally be able to read each volume seperately!
Greetings,
Clemens
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