On Fri, 28 Jul 2000 18:33:10 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 02:43:24AM -0700, Stefan Viljoen wrote:
> > results in endless backspacing and forwarding of the drive (Iomega
Ditto Max
> > Pro). The drive and the tape work just find in Windows. Any idea how I
can
>
> [...]
>
> Try slowing the drive down; load ftape-internal with the parameter
> ft_fdc_rate_limit=2000, by adding that as a parameter to insmod, or
> adding the appropriate line to /etc/conf.modules
>
> Robie.
> --
> Robie Basak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all,
I managed to fix this by booting up in runlevel 3 without Xwindows - works
100% fine. Apparently attempting the commands in a terminal emulator in X
(at least on my system) does not work at all.
Now, another question: I want to use one tape for both Windows and Linux
backups. Is this the right approach:
1. Do Windows first.
2. The first time you write the Linux backup on that same tape, do
ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 eod
then
tar czvf /dev/nqft0 /home/whatever
3. For subsequent Linux backups do
ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 seek 2
tar czvf /dev/nqft0 /home/whatever
Is this right? Will "seek 2" position the tape at the start of the second
volume i. e. the "Linux part" of the tape? If not, what command must I use
to position the tape at the end of the backup written by the Iomega windows
backup software? Does "seek 2" mean "volume 2" i. e. the second volume, i.
e. my Linux backup?
Thanks!
Regards
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Stefan Viljoen a. k. a. Rylan the Red
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