Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-14 Thread Ray Warren
On 13 Oct 2002 at 15:11, David Boles wrote: and I found an Iomega Easy 800, PARALLEL tape drive. You might look at the Ftape how-to on the Linux Documentation Project.http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Ftape- HOWTO.html Ray Warren Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-14 Thread Ray Warren
On 13 Oct 2002 at 13:56, David Guntner wrote: One, the current version doesn't support backups across more than one tape, and two, I can't currently figure out how to identify my tape drive and make it available to Linux. Argh. (See the other message thread.) You might look at the

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-14 Thread David Guntner
Ray Warren grabbed a keyboard and wrote: On 13 Oct 2002 at 13:56, David Guntner wrote: One, the current version doesn't support backups across more than one tape, and two, I can't currently figure out how to identify my tape drive and make it available to Linux. Argh. (See the

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-14 Thread Todd Lyons
David Guntner wrote on Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 01:56:41PM -0700 : Thanks. Found it, but this particular one won't help me. One, the current version doesn't support backups across more than one tape, and two, I can't There's a patch that adds the ability to put multiple backups on one tape.

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-13 Thread Jack Coates
On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 00:31, David Guntner wrote: snip Since amanda.com and amanda.net don't yeild anything that looks like it has backup software, could you perhaps direct me to the URL for this software? :-) Yes, it's right here:

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-13 Thread Kiran
On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 07:31, David Guntner wrote: John Haywood grabbed a keyboard and wrote: Also, is there a reasonably good backup program (preferably something free, but an inexpensive one would be fine as well) that will use the tape drive? The next time I manage to destroy my

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-13 Thread David Boles
On Sunday 13 October 2002 09:59 am, Kiran wrote: On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 07:31, David Guntner wrote: John Haywood grabbed a keyboard and wrote: Also, is there a reasonably good backup program (preferably something free, but an inexpensive one would be fine as well) that will use the

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-13 Thread David Guntner
Kiran grabbed a keyboard and wrote: On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 07:31, David Guntner wrote: John Haywood grabbed a keyboard and wrote: Also, is there a reasonably good backup program (preferably something free, but an inexpensive one would be fine as well) that will use the tape

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-13 Thread David Guntner
John Haywood grabbed a keyboard and wrote: Also, is there a reasonably good backup program (preferably something free, but an inexpensive one would be fine as well) that will use the tape drive?  The next time I manage to destroy my system, it would be awfully nice if I could just restore

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-12 Thread John Haywood
On Friday 04 October 2002 18:06, you wrote: Two questions:  How do I reference the tape drive?  Since it's not a disk type device, I don't think that /dev/hdd will do it.  Would it be as simple as /dev/tape?  Something else?   /dev/st0? Also, is there a reasonably good backup program

[expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-04 Thread David Guntner
I have a Seagate Travin TR-4 tapedrive that's currently in my Windows machine. I'm planning on pulling it out and putting it in my ML 9.0 machine before I do the new install of the system. It will be installed in the slave position on the ribbon cable, on the second IDE controller for the

Re: [expert] Tape backups in Linux?

2002-10-04 Thread Colin Jenkins
Hello David, Friday, October 4, 2002, 6:06:35 PM, you wrote: D DG as /dev/tape? Something else? Also, is there a reasonably good backup DG program (preferably something free, but an inexpensive one would be fine as DG well) that will use the tape drive? The next time I manage to destroy my