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From: Vidiot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, May 17, 1998 4:13 AM
Subject: dump and T3000 drive
>But, when using dump, there are two values that I don't know; density and
>size. The blocks I obtained fro the HOWTO: 58. I have them set real high
>at this point. If you use the T3000 and dump, please let me know what
>values you use.
Unless you're relying upon dump's estimates of tape capacity (which you
shouldn't, because they're just guesses if you're using compression) you can
put really huge lies in there and it will work perfectly.
If your lies are too small, dump may prompt for a new tape before the old
one is full.
So you make them huge, and there's not a problem unless your tape drive
doesn't detect end-of-tape properly.
That's really what they're for; to end a dump before tape runs out, so you
don't walk into the machine room and find a big reel ripped to shreds from
going around and around after it reached the end.
Doesn't matter with modern tapes. dump is really old. :-)
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