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From: rpw3@rigden.wpd.sgi.com (Rob Warnock)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: Tape on 386bsd...
Message-ID: <q83o7rs@sgi.sgi.com>
Date: 24 Sep 92 05:52:14 GMT
Sender: rpw3@rigden.wpd.sgi.com
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
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randy@chinet.chi.il.us (Randy Suess) writes:
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| bob@obiwan.uucp (Bob Willcox) writes:
| >it appears to be missing the first 2KB of each block read. (I was using
| >a buffer size of 2MB as I recall).
|
| I am pretty sure this is a FAQ. Do NOT use any buffering.
| just tar cf /dev/wt0 and cpio -oc > /dev/wt0. There is a
| reason for this, but I can't find my notes. It is slow, but works.
+---------------
Well, you don't have to use *no* buffering, just keep it under 64 KB (I think).
I have no problems with "cpio -B", which uses 5120-byte blocks, and it goes
a *lot* faster than "cpio" without the "-B". ("Tar" defaults to 10240, which
also works well.)
-Rob
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Rob Warnock, MS-9U/510 rpw3@sgi.com
Silicon Graphics, Inc. (415)390-1673
2011 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043