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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 16:53:50 -0700 (MST)
From: Angel Behar Rodriguez <abehar@mail.pacificnet.com.mx>
To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Compression on dump.
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Im using 2.1.7.1 and dump does not have the "a" option. Do you think I can
upgrade the dump command? if this is possible how can I do it ?
Thanks.

On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Doug White wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Feb 1998, Angel Behar Rodriguez wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Im running 2.1.7.1 with an SCSI HP 5000i BU tape. The tape drive supports
> > 2 GB or 4Gb with compression, my problems starts when I want to dump my
> > a little bit more 2Gb /usr partition but dump ask me for 41 tapes!!
> > Can you help me with this I supouse that I making a mistake. Thanks.
> 
> You didn't specify the tape size or `a' to use the entire tape.
> 
> Try this:
> 
> dump 0auf /dev/rst0 /usr
> 
> See `man dump' for details.
> 
> Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
> Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
> http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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