On Mon, 10 Nov 1997 21:01:29 EST Tim Ferrell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Is there a formula for determining what percentage of tape I have left after a > backup? I use 'mt tell' to get the current block on tape - how do I know > how many blocks are on the tape? I am using a 4-8GB DAT drive with > 90m and 120m tapes. I just need some kind of idea of how much tape is > left...
Write a tape to the end, and see what mt tell returns :-) Actually that's what I did (on a DDS-1 drive with a 90m tape -> 2GB). It's around 200000. I infer from this blocka are 10k and that a 120m tape would give around 400000. Phil. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
