Thank you guys, the command "mt -f /dev/nst0 compression 0" worked fine. Besides it solved a problem I was facing when trying to recover some of my backups - I was receiving the messages:
tar: Unexpected EOF in archive tar: Unexpected EOF in archive tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now extract_list - child returned non-zero status: 2 Now its fixed. Thanks, Bruno Negrao. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amanda Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "amanda users" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 3:52 PM Subject: RE: howto disable hardware compression on redhat linux > Bruno, > > My amanda server (Red Hat 7.1) has two HP DAT tape drives that I use with > amanda and I added the following commands to /etc/rc.local to force > compression off whenever the server reboots: > > /bin/mt -f /dev/st0 datcompression off > /bin/mt -f /dev/st1 datcompression off > > YMMV > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bruno Negr�o > > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 12:37 PM > > To: Martinez, Michael; amanda users > > Subject: Re: howto disable hardware compression on redhat linux > > > > > > Hi Martinez, > > > > > The devices /dev/*st0 > > > > > > Various letters in front of "st0" mean different things, like > > "no-rewind", > > "no-compress", etc. > > > > I already knew that. But I�m asking for what is the exact letter > > for disabling > > hardware compression - if really there is one for red hat linux. > > If you know it, tell me. > > > > Thank you, > > bruno. > > > > > > > > Michael Martinez > > > Linux System Administrator > > > ISTM/CSREES > > > United States Department of Agriculture > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bruno Negr�o [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 2:05 PM > > > To: amanda users > > > Subject: howto disable hardware compression on redhat linux > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Howto disable hardware compression on redhat linux? In the > > "Unix & Backup > > > Recovery" book, the author says that this is done mostly by > > using a specific > > > device name. Which is this device for a redhat linux? > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Bruno Negr�o > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
