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Date:      Fri, 17 May 1996 09:49:19 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        tom@inna.net (Thomas Arnold)
Cc:        ptroot@uswest.com, jamie@inna.net, questions@freebsd.org, root@inna.net
Subject:   Re: HP Tapedrive
Message-ID:  <199605170019.JAA07308@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960516162920.4438A-100000@caught.inna.net> from "Thomas Arnold" at May 16, 96 04:33:44 pm

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Thomas Arnold stands accused of saying:
> 
>   DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Thu May 16 16:19:50 1996
>   DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
>   DUMP: Dumping /dev/rsd0a (/) to /dev/rst
>   DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
>   DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
>   DUMP: estimated 30299 tape blocks on 0.78 tape(s).
>   DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
>   DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
>   DUMP: DUMP: 31084 tape blocks on 1 volumes(s)
>   DUMP: level 0 dump on Thu May 16 16:19:50 1996
>   DUMP: Closing /dev/rst
>   DUMP: DUMP IS DONE
> 
> 
> This is with a 2gig ( 90meter ) tape in drive.
> 
> What bit of stupidity are we commiting?  :-)

Not telling dump how long the tape is.  Its default is for a 1600bpi tape
of 2300'.  _theoretically_, it should run happily until it hits the end of
the tape, but I'm not sure if it enforces its tape size calculations.

>      : Tom Arnold - No relation to Rosanne           :

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