Klaus Rilling wrote:
>
> Oh lord, now I believe I've totally messed things up...
>
> Tim Jones wrote:
> >
> > Klaus,
> >
> > Please use the qft0 and nqft0 devices. These names changed between 3.0
> > and 4.x versions of ftape. You can fix the defualt /dev/tape by typing:
> >
> > ln -sf /dev/nqft0 /dev/tape
> >
> > --
>
> Somehow the synopsis of the "ln"-command on my machine seems to be the
> other way round. Anyway I managed to create a symbolic link named
> /dev/nftape which points to /dev/nqft0 overwriting the old device file
> (now I know what the -f means...LOL), which is, I guess, the opposite of
> what my previous poster wanted me to do. Same with /dev/ftape.
> So by now I have *no* device file for the floppy tape, and of cause no
> backup of /dev/, for I have no backup media :-].
>
> Is there any possibility to fix this (for example create a new device
> file)?
> Sorry if bore you with this stuff but I simply liked to run a backup
> before y2k!
Klaus, the simplest fix is to rerun the 'make install' in the ftape
directory. You will be told that the device files already exist. Just
answer yes, and all of the bad entries will be replaced with good
entries.
Also, the important symlink for ftmt is "/dev/tape", not "/dev/ftape".
By linking the non-rewinding device (/dev/nqft0), you ensure that
commands like "ftmt fsf 2" actually move you to the third backup set and
leave you positioned ready to read, rather than moving you to the set
and then rewinding.
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Tim Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Enhanced Software Technologies, Inc. (602) 470-1115
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