Lincoln> 1. What steps should I do to make Linux recognize the HP scsi
Lincoln> tape drive?
Have a look at the SCSI HOWTO. All HOWTOs are at www.linuxdoc.org, and many
other places.
You don't need Ftape -- the f stands for floppy, ie floppy-controller driven
tape drives.
Lincoln> 2. What is a default device file for tape drive, /dev/rmt0 or
Lincoln> /dev/ftape?
/dev/ftape is typically a soft link to the actual (scsi or floppy)
device. More info in the Ftape HOWTO.
Lincoln> 3. What backup commands available on Linux for backing up entire
Lincoln> file system and what is a procedure to rebuild a boot partition
Lincoln> and restore it on a new disk ?
Tons. From the standard Unix dump and restore to drivers for tar, cpio, afio
(nice, compresses per file plus many more option) to very involved
network-backup client-server solutions.
Regards, Dirk
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