Try 'mt -f /dev/ht0 erase' before the tar, and see what happens.
On Sat, 18 May 2002, Peter Kiem wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Trying to get a tape drive working on a customer's (remote) Red Hat 7.2
> machine I am doing the following:
>
> mt -f /dev/ht0 rewind
> mt -f /dev/ht0 retension
> tar -zcpf /de
Hi All,
Trying to get a tape drive working on a customer's (remote) Red Hat 7.2
machine I am doing the following:
mt -f /dev/ht0 rewind
mt -f /dev/ht0 retension
tar -zcpf /dev/ht0 --files-from /etc/backup.inc --exclude-from
/etc/backup.exc
The last command comes back with:
tar: Removing leadin
Sorry about the repost, but I have not seen this e-mail return to me, or
seen any others from the list for about 4 days now.
I would appreciate if anyone has any ideas on my problem (below).
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I am running RH6.2 on a Compaq De
I am running RH6.2 on a Compaq Deskpro PIII/600 with 128MB Ram and U/W scsi
disk (connected to a DAC960 controller)
I have no problems with the disks, and performance is great. My problems
occur when trying to restore data from an Seagate AIT tape drive (25/50).
The drive is connected to an Adapt
