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Date:      Sun, 19 Sep 1999 21:42:20 +0930 (CST)
From:      Greg Robinson <greg@rosevale.com.au>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: dump(8) saga continues: can't restore
Message-ID:  <199909191212.VAA17740@sad.rosevale.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <7s03kg$1o3v$1@bigeye.rhein-neckar.de> from Christian Weisgerber at "Sep 18, 1999 03:21:20 pm"

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> John and Jennifer Reynolds <jreynold@primenet.com> wrote:
> 
> [mucho aimless tinkering deleted]
> > Any clues here? Seagate TapeStor 8000, 3.3-STABLE,
> > Adaptec 7890. Somebody out there's gotta be using this freaking TR4 tape with
> > dump(8).....
> 
> Try changing EOT filemark model. See mt(1).
> If that doesn't work, move your question to freebsd-scsi.

Don't think anything that drastic is required.

John, you should have specified "file" number 3 from your restore command,
not 2, as you went past the end-of-file with your mt eom command.

Try something like this (using csh):

foreach fs ( / /usr /var /home /foobar )
dump 0udsbf 12000 64000 126 /dev/nrst0 $fs
end

(Sorry, my SunOS days are showing)

chmod 755 and move it to /backup.

Then, put in a clean tape, type /backup and go to bed.

To restore,

restore -ivf /dev/nrst0

After you quit restore, it will move the tape to the start of the
next file, where another restore can be done.  When at the end,
a mt offline will eject the tape.

Hope this helps and tapes are a little tricky to learn at first..

Greg.



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