> Alvin> you need to create a tape decice called /dev/ht0 and/or ln > Alvin> -s /dev/hdc /dev/ht0 ( donno if it would work ) > > Alvin> "MAKEDEV /dev/ht0" should work > > MAKDEV: don't know hot to make device "/dev/ht0" > > Now I seem to be screwed.
did you try: cd /dev ./MAKEDEV ht0 = should work, if not... more info http://www-wsg.cso.uiuc.edu/resources/unixguide/devices.html you do it the hard way # crw-rw---- 1 root disk 37, 0 May 5 1998 /dev/ht0 # # manually create the device that MAKEDEV failed to do.. # donno why it didnt work for you # root# mknod /dev/ht0 c 37 0 when ready... can you access the tape ( stick in a blank tape .. :-) ) mt -f /dev/ht0 rewind mt -f /dev/ht0 eject than try to tar up a file and read it back write# tar zcvf /dev/ht0 /etc -- rewind -- read# tar ztvf /dev/ht0 add more tar options as you like... c ya alvin http://www.Linux-Sec.net