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From: darrylo@sr.hp.com (Darryl Okahata)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: 2.0.5 tape blocksize???
Date: 13 Jun 1995 06:11:21 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Center for Primal Scream Therapy
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Hi,
When installing from DAT tape, what blocksize should be used for
tar? Using the default blocksize (10240 bytes) when making the tape,
the 2.0.5 install fails when reading the tape. The error message is
something like the tape blocksize is too big. GNU tar 1.11.2 was used
to make the tape.
Thanks,
-- Darryl Okahata
Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
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