Re: finding myself on DDS-2 tape...

1997-11-16 Thread Torsten Hilbrich
Tim Ferrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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

Re: finding myself on DDS-2 tape...

1997-11-11 Thread Philippe Troin
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

finding myself on DDS-2 tape...

1997-11-11 Thread Tim Ferrell
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...