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#! rnews 1746 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!pravda.aa.msen.com!news1.best.com!sgigate.sgi.com!enews.sgi.com!lll-winken.llnl.gov!uwm.edu!chi-news.cic.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.sa.gov.au!state.systems.sa.gov.au!chdemgt From: chdemgt@state.systems.sa.gov.au Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: TDC 4200 and FreeBSD Message-ID: <1995Nov3.010614.28122@state.systems.sa.gov.au> Date: 3 Nov 95 01:06:14 +0930 References: <46v2oj$kd1@linet04.li.net> <471o0v$oe2@times.tfs.com> Organization: Southern Systems, South Australia Lines: 19 In article <471o0v$oe2@times.tfs.com>, julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer) writes: > In article <46v2oj$kd1@linet04.li.net>, Saad M. Waraich <waraich@li.net> wrote: >>I am trying to use a 2GB QIC tape drive, (Tandberg 4200) with FreeBSD-current >>and I was wondering if someone could help me with some problems that I've >>been having. >> >>1) dump(8) runs out of tape very quickly. I can't dump a 250 meg partition >> even on three (150m) tapes. However I'm sure this is not a problem >> related to my tape drive but rather concerns dump itself. Somehow I >> need to tell it what kind of tape/drive I'm dumping on. > I believe dump THINKS it has run out of tape, but the drive has a lot left > to go. feed ti the appropriate args.. this is an FAQ but I don't use > dump so ha ve no idea.. sorry Yes, it seems to be a problem with dump. Suggest you use cpio. On FreeBSD it is painfully slow (i.e. slower than the drive, requiring perpetual rewinding - 9 MB/min on a TDC 4120) but backs up 940 MB (the du of my drive) onto one 950 ft 45000 frpi tape (it is a 1.2 GB drive). And of course you are not limited to a single partition.