[comp.sys.next] Need help using GNU tar to do multivolume backups

tvz@zandtwerk.Princeton.EDU (05/30/91)

I have not been able to get GNU tar to do multivolume backups onto
the floppy drive. With the -M option and writing to /dev/rfd0a,
everything starts out OK, but then I get this error:

tar: can't write to /dev/rfd0a : Invalid argument

When I get a listing of the archive, it becomes apparent that
tar started the backup without any problem, but choked when the
first diskette was full. Any suggestions?

Tim Van Zandt
tvz@princeton