On 10 Aug 2001 16:39:29 -0400, Bob Koss wrote: > > When this box was running RH, I would backup using my Onstream tape > drive thusly: > > tar cvbf 64 /dev/ht0 /stuff /moreStuff > > > With my recent Debian install, this no longer works, giving me a > "device full" error. > > But, with the 2.2.19 kernel included with Debian, the Onstream driver > is included in the kernel. Looking at dmesg, I see that the Onstream > drive is recognized as hdc. > > Not being all that familiar with /dev, should I now be using /dev/hdc > instead of /dev/ht0 ? If so, how would that work with rewind devices? > > > > -- > > Robert Koss, Ph.D. | Training, Mentoring, Contract Development > Senior Consultant | Object Oriented Design, C++, Java > www.objectmentor.com | Extreme Programming > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You may need to install the ide-tape module if it's not in the kernel you are running already. What does df and ls -al /dev/ht0 tell you? I tried to replicate your problem briefly and since ht0 was not a device on my system I just wrote to a normal file. You may have inadvertently done the same. The MAKEDEV script in the dev directory can create the devices for you.
--mike
