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Re: dump error 8-(



On Thu, 24 Jul 1997 12:37:35 -0700, Philippe Troin wrote:

>>   DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Thu Jul 24 12:41:50 1997
>>   DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
>>   DUMP: Dumping /dev/sda3 (/) to /dev/null
>>   DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
>>   DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
>>   DUMP: estimated 182460 tape blocks on 0.36 tape(s).
>>   DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
>>   DUMP: master/slave protocol botched.
>>   DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.
>
>I have this sometimes when the partition I dump isn't in /etc/dumpdates.
>Create a dummy /etc/dumpdates line for your partition in /etc/dumpdates.
>Additionnaly, you might want to report this as a bug.

Yes, it actually was /etc/dumpdates causing this.
A "cp /dev/null /etc/dumpdates" did it, and everything works fine now.
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