Torsten Hilbrich schrieb am 04 Jun 1998 12:25:49 +0200:
> BTW: I read about a tape filesystem in de.comp.os.linux.misc,
> unfortunately, I'm unable to find this article and the url right
> now. If I find it I will post a followup to this thread.
I have found the location
http://www.fh-
Daniel S Barclay schrieb am Tue, 02 Jun 1998 21:17:11 -0400:
> It's an (probably) unnecessary limitation somewhere in the system.
>
> I was able to make a file system on a floppy tape (with mke2fs, I
> believe). When I tried to mount the file system, mount complained
> that the tape wasn't a blo
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Somebody wrote:
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > > On Tue, May 26, 1998 at 10:15:58PM -0600, Lazar Fleysher wrote:
> > >> Is it possible to create a file system on a tape drive ( like on
> > >> mainframes) and use it as a disk? I know it
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> > On Tue, May 26, 1998 at 10:15:58PM -0600, Lazar Fleysher wrote:
> >> Is it possible to create a file system on a tape drive ( like on
> >> mainframes) and use it as a disk? I know it is very slow, but is it
> >> possible?
> >
> > That is really very sick and twisted to
> On Tue, May 26, 1998 at 10:15:58PM -0600, Lazar Fleysher wrote:
>> Is it possible to create a file system on a tape drive ( like on
>> mainframes) and use it as a disk? I know it is very slow, but is it
>> possible?
>
> That is really very sick and twisted to even think of such a thing...
> hmm I
ssible?
> >
> > That is really very sick and twisted to even think of such a thing...
> > hmm I wonder why I never thought of it :)
> Of course it CAN be done (and when tape was the main storage medium for larger
> archives it often was done). But only dire necessity would
eally very sick and twisted to even think of such a thing...
> hmm I wonder why I never thought of it :)
Of course it CAN be done (and when tape was the main storage medium for larger
archives it often was done). But only dire necessity would justify setting up a
fullly functional file
No, it isn't. In unix the basic requirement for a filesystem-capable device is
that it be a block-device (as opposed to a character device). The real clincher
is that a filesystem device needs to support random access. Most tape drives
(DDS2 being a notable exception) support only sequential reads
On Tue, May 26, 1998 at 10:15:58PM -0600, Lazar Fleysher wrote:
> Hi,
Hi
> Is it possible to create a file system on a tape drive ( like on
> mainframes) and use it as a disk? I know it is very slow, but is it
> possible?
That is really very sick and twisted to even think of such a thing...
hmm I
Hi,
Is it possible to create a file system on a tape drive ( like on
mainframes) and use it as a disk? I know it is very slow, but is it
possible?
If not, is it possible to have several files on one tape and how to
access them?
Any input is appreciated.
Thank you all
ZORO
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