Debians,
Thank you in advance for any help.
I recently upgraded my Slackware 3.0 (linux 1.2.13) system to Debian
1.1 (linux 2.0.6) via InfoMagic's Dec 96 6 cd set, and was disappointed that
mt(1) limitations were not lifted.
Summary:How can I read and write multiple archives on a floppy tape?
Is anyone writing multiple archives on a Travan floppy tape?
Problem:mt -f /dev/nrft0 eof
reports "Operation not permitted"
I understood that this was a limitation of linux 1.2.13 but not
of linux 2.0.6.
tar -cvf /dev/nrft0 .
tar -cvf /dev/nrft0 ./.deleted
writes the first file (archive of .)
does not write the second file (archive of ./.deleted)
400MB tapes have ~10%/400MB read error rate.
I suspect that the Travan T-1000 motor is only marginally capable
of handling the moment of inertia of 400MB tapes.
Workaround: (for past year with Slackware 3.0)
Place only one archive on each tape.
Use /dev/rft0.
Use only 200MB tapes.
Config: Dell Dimension XPS-133c
Travan T-1000 400MB internal floppy tape controller
Debian 1.1
linux 2.0.6
Any help appreciated,
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