Bob Puff@NLE wrote: > > Hi Gang, > > Can I (easily) use a Travan 4 or 5 IDE tape drive with Mandrake? Any difference > >between IDE and SCSI?
harware wise - yes, software wise - yes, user wise - no. making a tape backup quick and easy, no specail progs needed; write; find . -print | cpio -oBcv > /dev/tape read; cpio -iBcdlmv < /dev/tape view file names stored; cpio -iBct < /dev/tape cd to top of directory path you wish to back up when doing write. this way, when you restore, you may restore files were ever you wish, as '/' is never implied. cpio is available on all systems, as is tar. cpio will span multiple tapes, as will tar. cpio will skip bad data, tar may not. read man cpio. hth. tc,hago. g . -- think green... save a tree, save a life, save time, save bandwidth, save storage. send email, text/plain - disable pgp/gpg/geek code =+= if you are proud to be an american, then buy "made in america".
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