On Sun, Jun 06, 1999 at 10:54:23AM -0400, Billy B. McCoy wrote:
> 1) I didn't address the 'kcore' subject:  In testing & loading this
>    package, the /proc/kcore file has used up all my disk space. Is 
>    there a way to dump this file? It is RO by root.

/proc looks like a file system on your hard disk, but it really doesn't
use up any disk space.  The size of /proc/kcore is equal to the amount
of memory on your system.  Take a look at /etc/fstab and you will see
that it is mounted as proc, not /dev/hdxx.

> 2) The .config file is not located in /usr/src/linux-2.0.36 either :(
>    How do I create this file (not empty of course).

You create this with 'make config' or 'make menuconfig' or 'make
xconfig'.  I would suggest menuconfig or xconfig as the way to start.
You could just run it and exit without making any selections, in which
case the defaults will go into .config.

> 3) What is a good simple public tape backup software package to use
>    and where can I download it? There appear to be a number of packages
>    @ ftp://www.zn.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pub/linux/

There are many available.  I use tob myself.

> 4) Where are the ftape_tools packages located?

At the ftape site:  http://www.math1.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/

Bob

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