On Sat, 7 May 2005, Xavier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm busy to test a backup procedure on a DDS tape device (Sony, SDT-9000)
> connected to a BT-948 SCSI card
>
> I've different behavious depending on the device used:
> (My / uses 1002232 blocks):
>
> 'dump -0auf /dev/rst0' works but:
> 'dump -0auf /dev/rst0n' asks for a second tape!?
Are you really dumping to /dev/rst0n? The no-rewind device is called
/dev/nrst0. If so, you just filled your / partition with a file called
/dev/rst0n.
-Otto
> Any idea why EOF is reached with a "norewind" device?
>
> Xavier
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