Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 13:38:08 -0700 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org> To: Richard J Kuhns <rjk@grauel.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SCSI tape drive problem in -current Message-ID: <199609092038.NAA17706@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 09 Sep 1996 15:06:36 CDT." <199609092006.PAA11006@watson.grauel.com>
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>I then tried to reload some stuff from my /usr backup (Infocom games, as it >happens) -- no luck. The tape positions itself when I put it in, but when >I run "tar -tvf /dev/rst0", the light on the tape drive comes on for a >fraction of a second, and that's it -- I get my prompt back. There are no >error messages anywhere; tar doesn't complain, there's nothing on the >console, and nothing new under /var/log. > >I tried running a new backup; I could create it and re-read it without any >trouble. My guess would be that -current is using a different default block size for your tape drive then -stable. You should do an "mt status" on both platforms and look for differences. >-- >Rich Kuhns rjk@grauel.com >PO Box 6249 Tel: (317)477-6000 \ >100 Sawmill Road x319 >Lafayette, IN 47903 (800)489-4891 / > -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================
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