hi ya bob if the device is full... you have too much data....
- remove all the junk files... - core, /tmp, /var/log/ files you dont want - use 2 tapes instead for the various "stuff" - compress it instead tar zcvbf 64 /dev/ht0 /stuff /moreStuff - note the "z" - to read the compressed tape... tar ztvfbf /dev/ht0 c ya alvin http://www.Linux-Backup.net On 10 Aug 2001, 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? >