[olug] ide tape backup: tar, baby

[J Randall Wilson]

Dave

I'm not running any formal distro.  Just Linux from Scratch.
A check at freshmeat showed afio.  I suppose it will work.  Will give
it a try.  Thanks

Randy


On Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Dave Burchell wrote:

> Ok, looks like you need to find and install mt.  If you are running Debian,
> mt is included in the package "cpio".  Just do "apt-get install cpio" and
> you should be good.  If you are not running Debian then you'll want to
> consult your distribution's instructions to figure out your next move.
>
> On Sun, Sep 02, 2001 at 10:20:03PM -0500, J Randall Wilson wrote:
> > Dave
> >
> > yes   mt -f /dev/ht0 retension   command not found
> >
> > Randy
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Dave Burchell wrote:
> >
> > > Have you tried "mt"?  Specifically, something like
> > >
> > > 	mt -f /dev/mytape retension
> > >
> > > (Don't take the "/dev/mytape" literally; you might need "/dev/ht0".)
>
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