On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, john-paul delaney wrote:
Is mt recommended for backup operations (it does seems a little cryptic
at first)?
It is if you want to put multiple archives on the same tape. You would use
mt to traverse the archives on tape.
hth
charles
Hello List...
Trouble-free installation of:
2940 controller and HP35470A tapedrive on P133 [all hand-me-downs].
Both were recognized by the hardware and (already-installed) RH7.0 on next bootup.
However, my attempts to mount and access the drive all fail.
Trouble-shooting tips please?
Thanks,
However, my attempts to mount and access the drive all fail.
Trouble-shooting tips please?
Easy one.
You don't mount tape drives.
You reference them as /dev/stwhatever devices from memory.
Or fetch a backup program to handle it for you.
Regards,
Ed.
jd == john-paul delaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
jd Hello List...
jd Trouble-free installation of:
jd 2940 controller and HP35470A tapedrive on P133 [all hand-me-downs].
jd Both were recognized by the hardware and (already-installed) RH7.0 on next
bootup.
jd However, my
Thanks a bunch guys... I did as suggested and I now get some response from the
tape. Is mt recommended for backup operations (it does seems a little cryptic
at first)?
regards
/j-p.
... Easy one.
You don't mount tape drives.
You reference them as /dev/stwhatever devices from memory.
jd == john-paul delaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
jd Thanks a bunch guys... I did as suggested and I now get some response from the
jd tape. Is mt recommended for backup operations (it does seems a little cryptic
jd at first)?
No, mt is just a tool to verify and test the drive
