On 27 Jan at 20:52 "Dustin J. Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Jan 27, 2008 1:01 PM, Tony van der Hoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > tape_rdlabel: tape open: /dev/nht0: No such file or directory > > Maybe I'm just asking the obvious, but .. does that file exist? Usually > that error only occurs if the device file itself doesn't exist. > > Dustin > Ah, Hadn't spotted that Dustin had sent a personal reply as well as posting to the list (why do this?), so my response went via private mail. So for the benefit of continuity on the list: Well, indeed; thanks for your reply. However, I did say, but perhaps wasn't sufficiently clear, mt and dd work fine with that device, and I have now retrieved an Amandsa backup by that route. It certainly exists, and works. Cheers, Tony -- Tony van der Hoff | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Buckinghamshire, England
