Have you tried a "mt -f /dev/qft0 erase" before you start the new backup?
-Chuck
On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Nathan Heagy wrote:
> I'm trying to setup a simple cron backup. Here's the script as it is:
>
> ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 reten
> tar czvf /dev/nqft0 /
> ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 rewind
>
> which isn't working because the tape keeps filling, with this error:
>
> [167] 0 ftape-rw.c (skip_reverse) - Still at EOT while reverse
> seeking :-(.
> [168] 0 fdc-isr.c (determine_progress) - Error "overrun" at 101897/13.
> [169] 0 ftape-write.c (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1
> (101897).
>
> I'm thinking that my tar command isn't right, that is, that it isn't
> overwriting the previous archive that is on the tape (which will be one
> week old). Can anyone suggest a change to fix this, or paste other backup
> scripts (even more complext ones). The drive is a Ditto Max.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Nathan Heagy -
> - -[ eAndroid ]- - -[vividworks.com]- -[heagy.com]-
>
>
>
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