Hi Mike,
The default block size of ftape is 10240 bytes and the default for cpio
is 512 bytes, but if you add to your command line the -C 10240 switch
it should work.
Carl
On 10-Feb-99 Mike Norwood wrote:
> I wanted to know if cpio will work with ftape. I am using ftape
> version
> 4.02 with RedHat Linux 5.2 kernel 2.0.36 with a Colorado FC20 Tape
> Controller and Colorado 250 tape drive.Ftape works fine with tar on
> this
> setup.When I try to use cpio it gives me write error:invalid
> argument.This
> is what I enter at the command line: cpio -o -F /dev/qft0 <
> /backup.files.
> The "backup.files" contains the list of files I want to backup.
> Thanks for any help !!
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E-Mail: Carl J. Nobile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 10-Feb-99
Time: 19:08:43
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