-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Bryce Stenberg wrote:
> Does anyone here use a tape drive for backup? > I am using Mandrake 9.0. I see there is a program called 'kdat' that > looks like it should simplify backup. However it says 'no tape'. So > I guess I need to first mount the tape drive - this I do not > understand how to do. Nope, tapes don't need to be mounted. However, you should probably check that your tape drive is doing The Right Thing with mt.. Start with querying the drive: `mt status`. You might need to specify the full device name if there's no /dev/tape symlink, ala `mt -f /dev/... status`. - -- David Zanetti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | (__) #include <geek/unix.h> | ( oo Mooooooo "Hope.. is a dangerous thing." | /(_O ./ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.75-6 iD8DBQE+h8uNT21+qRy4P+QRApb3AKC/CW5yf7DR9k6QWTWXD7EAEkBzMACeNeB7 LkFu46ipBgp0CH4hFM5kC04= =hZ7D -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
