Jens B. Jorgensen wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Debians, > > > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > > > I recently upgraded my Slackware 3.0 (linux 1.2.13) system to Debian > > 1.1 (linux 2.0.6) via InfoMagic's Dec 96 6 cd set, and was disappointed that > > mt(1) limitations were not lifted. > > > > Summary:How can I read and write multiple archives on a floppy tape? > > Is anyone writing multiple archives on a Travan floppy tape? > > > > Problem:mt -f /dev/nrft0 eof > > reports "Operation not permitted" > > I understood that this was a limitation of linux 1.2.13 but not > > of linux 2.0.6. > > > > tar -cvf /dev/nrft0 . > > tar -cvf /dev/nrft0 ./.deleted > > writes the first file (archive of .) > > does not write the second file (archive of ./.deleted) > > > > 400MB tapes have ~10%/400MB read error rate. > > I suspect that the Travan T-1000 motor is only marginally capable > > of handling the moment of inertia of 400MB tapes. > > > > Workaround: (for past year with Slackware 3.0) > > Place only one archive on each tape. > > Use /dev/rft0. > > Use only 200MB tapes. > > > > Config: Dell Dimension XPS-133c > > Travan T-1000 400MB internal floppy tape controller > > Debian 1.1 > > linux 2.0.6 > > Ok, well I haven't used a Travan drive, but I've used many other > QIC drives with Linux. I've always put multiple archives on a tape, > but I've *never* used the eof command for mt. Why not use the 'fsf' > command for mt? Perhaps that will work? > > -- > Jens B. Jorgensen > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yes, this works fine. NOTE however that you must first use the mt -f /dev/rft0 erase command on any tape you want to do this with. Otherwise you will not be able to read past the first archive (at least not with my hardware). -- Ken Gaugler email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.wco.com/~keng "The life of a Repo Man is always INTENSE..."
