With the latest version of dump, I tried to backup my new 4.5Gb disk to DAT tape:
linda# /sbin/dump 0nufB /dev/st0 1365000 /usr1 DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Thu Dec 4 22:46:30 1997 DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch DUMP: Dumping /dev/sdb1 (/usr1) to /dev/st0 DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] DUMP: estimated 642366 tape blocks on 0.47 tape(s). DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories] DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files] DUMP: 8.39% done, finished in 0:54 DUMP: 16.68% done, finished in 0:49 DUMP: 24.97% done, finished in 0:45 DUMP: 33.27% done, finished in 0:40 DUMP: 41.57% done, finished in 0:35 DUMP: bread: lseek fails DUMP: bread: lseek fails DUMP: bread: lseek fails DUMP: bread: lseek fails ... and so on for ever ... Versions: ii dump 0.4b4-2 4.4bsd dump and restore for ext2 filesystems ii e2fslibsg 1.10-8 The EXT2 file system shared libs. ii e2fsprogsg 1.10-8 The EXT2 file system utilities. Filesystem 1024-blocks Used Available Capacity Mounted on /dev/hda3 49737 18671 28498 40% / /dev/hda4 96619 47250 44380 52% /var /dev/sda1 2028098 1285225 638051 67% /usr /dev/sdb1 4292072 612693 3457282 15% /usr1 dump worked fine on the other three partitions. -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 Unsolicited email advertisements are not welcome; any person sending such will be invoiced for telephone time used in downloading together with a £25 administration charge. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
