Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 10:53:17 -0400 (EDT) From: "Stephen F. Combs" <steve@combs.salem.ge.com> To: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com> Cc: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com>, FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: File System on a tape Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.94.960816104852.487B-100000@combs.salem.ge.com> In-Reply-To: <199608161419.HAA11671@seagull.rtd.com>
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The Pechter(s) are speaking of having a BOOTABLE Tape system. I'd Love to have one! While CDROMs are great, there are times when I don't have a CDROM system available and 'twould be nice to be able to boot from tape and do a 'fbsdinstall' (ala, suninstall) I've got fbsd systems in Puerto Rico, Mebane, NC, Ft. Wayne, IN and Shanghi, China (as well as here!) I've got QIC-250 tape drives on All of them, but a CDROM on none!:-< (I'm trying to get them all upgraded to DDS-2 4mm DAT's). ---- Stephen F. Combs Internet: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM GE Industrial Systems Voice: 540.387.8828 Network Services Home: CombsSF-Home@Salem.GE.COM 1501 Roanoke Blvd FAX: 540.387.7106 Salem, VA 24153 LapTop: CombsSF-Mobile@Salem.GE.COM On Fri, 16 Aug 1996, Don Yuniskis wrote: > Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 07:19:04 -0700 (MST) > From: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com> > To: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> > Cc: dgy@rtd.com, FreeBSD-hackers@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: File System on a tape > > > > > have a floppy on their system (or perhaps a CDROM drive), but how many > > > > have a tape drive? > > > > Folks, it also is kind of nice for those folks who have access to some > > kind of tape drive and no CDROM -- or (more common) an Unsupported > > CDROM. > > > > Imagine if the folks with wierd IDE CD's could cut a tape and install > > from that before having to get hacked kernels. I've had to make the > > floppy sets at times because of not enough DOS partition space > > to put the distribution. If I could dd or tar to tape and install from tape > > it would be a great ease of installation issue at times. > > I *thought* installing from tape *was* supported?? Or, is this broke? > > > Also, sooner or later we're going to go multiplatform (I hope) and one > > day we may need the capability. >
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