Michael D. Schleif said: > Also, what is the best way to turn off compression? > > # sudo mt-gnu -f /dev/nst0 datcompression > Compression on. > Compression capable. > Decompression capable. > > # sudo mt-gnu -f /dev/nst0 datcompression 0 > Compression off. > Compression capable. > Decompression capable. > > # sudo mt-gnu -f /dev/nst0 datcompression > Compression off. > Compression capable. > Decompression capable. > > Will this persist across power cycles? Will previously hardware > compressed tapes turn hardware compression back on?
mt datcompression 0 will work fine for you. Just make sure you run that command every time you boot. Put it in one of your boot scripts. I'm using debian, and made a file called "nocompress" which contains: #!/bin/sh #turn off tape drive hardware compression /bin/mt -f /dev/nst0 datcompression 0 This file resides in /etc/rc.boot and is mode -rwxr-xr-x (755). -- Kurt Yoder Sport & Health network administrator
