dump has issues with kernel 2.4. Linus has said that if you use dump, you _will_ some day lose data. He suggests tar or cpio
On Tue, 2001-10-30 at 15:35, Shannon Roddy wrote: > Your best bet for doing linux backups is the "dump" program. Easy to > use and has been around for _eons_. If the tape drove is supported - > you may just want to use the free software. > > Shannon > > On Tue, 2001-10-30 at 14:42, Chopin Cusachs wrote: > > > > See that the Ditto Max 10 GB tape drives are cheap at a couple > > of clearance places. See also that Office Depot is clearing out > > the tapes. > > > > Still think it would be worth the cost to get one and a few tapes -- > > can get a whole main partition on one. Wonder if there is software > > for Linux that recognizes this drive. Iomega sold it to Tecmar, > > which is discontinuing it, but a couple of outfits are making the > > tape cartridges. While the software that comes with the drive > > is only for Win9X, Veritas offers a cheap upgrade path to their > > single computer backup software, and lists the drive on the > > supported tape drive list, through Stomp. > > > > Stomp might well be a Linux program in disguise. > > > > See also notice of a new kernel out. Anybody tried it? > > > > I'll be out of town Friday through Sunday night. Trust there will > > be a November meeting...... > > > > Choppy > > > > > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > -- > __________________________________________________________________ > Shannon Roddy California Institute of Technology > [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIGO Livingston Observatory > ph: (225)686-3106 19100 LIGO Lane > fx: (225)686-7189 Livingston, LA 70754 > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
