Re: backups using tar

[Alvin Oga <aoga@Maggie.Linux-Consulting.com>]

hi ya bob

you need to remove the file called /dev/ht0
that was created by the tar command when trying to write to tape
that did not work...

you need to create a tape decice called /dev/ht0
and/or ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/ht0  ( donno if it would work )

	"MAKEDEV /dev/ht0"  should work

now do your tar commands again to  /dev/ht0

have fun
alvin

On 10 Aug 2001, Bob Koss wrote:

> >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Heldebrant <Heldebrant.Michael@mayo.edu> writes:
> 
>     Michael> You may need to install the ide-tape module if it's not
>     Michael> in the kernel you are running already.  
> 
> rskoss@bear:/var/log$ grep OnStream dmesg
> hdc: OnStream DI-30, ATAPI TAPE drive
> rskoss@bear:/var/log$ 
> 
> 
> Does that mean that the kernel found it ??
> 
> 
> 
>     Michael> What does df and
>     Michael> ls -al /dev/ht0 tell you? 
> 
> rskoss@bear:/var/log$ df /dev/hdc
> Filesystem           1k-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/hdc                 69995     69995         0 100%
> rskoss@bear:/var/log$ 
> rskoss@bear:/var/log$ 
> 
> rskoss@bear:/var/log$ ls -al /dev/ht0
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root     38121472 Aug 10 16:55 /dev/ht0
> rskoss@bear:/var/log$ 
> rskoss@bear:/var/log$ 
>