On Saturday 16 November 2002 16:46, Marius Sorteberg wrote: >Hi, > >Thanks for your replys! > >> >how about having the cron entry NOT run amdump directly, but do >> > a 2 line shell script, mt, then amdump. > >I guess this is what I'm going for, if it's not possible to give > an "mt" command to amdump in amanda.conf. > >> That didn't work here on dat drives Jon, because amdump reads >> the tape to verify its identity. That re-reads the hidden >> header and turns it back on. Thats why I always to the equ of >> the script I just re-posted.
That should have read "Thats why I always do". Ancient fingers don't always hit the right keys. >I have done some tests, and the device "remember" the "comp off" > setting, regardless of the tape. I know that some of the tapes > tested was with com on, and som without. >I have not checked the tape header, but the "compress led" on the > device is not lit. And thats good. >Yesterday I "dived" into the device with a flashlight, and could > not find any jumpers. Thats because dip switches have taken over that duty for the most part. And I should have summerized that diatribe of mine with a YMMV. :-) -- Cheers, Gene AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M Athlon1600XP@1400mhz 512M 99.19% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly