dfox wrote: > > > I assume /dev/nst0 is used if you just want to append extra > > Well, it's used in conjunction with 'mt' to position the tape to > the proper point. One can have index marks (they work like the > ones on VCRs) so if I am at beginning of tape and want to fast forward > to right after the first archive, I do: > > # mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf1 > > Use of the no rewind device is critical here. Obviously I want to write > or read after the first index mark, otherwise I wouldn't use the mt > command. If I put > > # mt -f /dev/st0 fsf1
Thanks, Thought it might be something like that. I used to look after a few Novell Servers where I worked a few years ago so am used to tape backups in that environment. Usually they had gui front-ends ( we used Arcserve ) mt wasn't on my system so I have just fetched an rpm off rpmfind. The one I got is mt-st-0.6-3mdk.i586.rpm which seems to be the most recent stable version for Mandrake. best wishes, norm -- registered Linux user 277766
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