From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 3 13:30:20 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from athserv.otenet.gr (athserv.otenet.gr [195.170.0.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53AE2150EA for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 13:29:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from keramida@diogenis.ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from hades.hell.gr (patr364-a118.otenet.gr [195.167.112.214]) by athserv.otenet.gr (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id XAA08111 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 1999 23:28:40 +0200 (EET) Received: (qmail 1338 invoked by uid 1001); 3 Nov 1999 19:26:25 -0000 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Writing to Tape. References: <000201bf2606$721a03b0$3c777298@rstruttpc1.uk.mdis.com> From: Giorgos Keramidas Date: 03 Nov 1999 21:26:24 +0200 In-Reply-To: "Richard JT Strutt"'s message of "Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:19:31 -0000" Message-ID: <86yacf74wv.fsf@localhost.hell.gr> Lines: 15 X-Mailer: Gnus v5.6.45/XEmacs 21.1 - "20 Minutes to Nikko" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG "Richard JT Strutt" writes: > Hello, > > I have a general UNIX question. I'm trying to back up a load of different > backup files to a tape. I want to keep them seperate, i.e. not just in one > large archive. However, after each write, the tape insists on rewinding. > How is this prevented? You're not using an auto-rewiding device node, like /dev/rft0, are you? Try using the device that does not rewind automatically, i.e. ft0 :) -- Giorgos Keramidas, "What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing." [Aristotle] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message