Argh! So stupid Solaris reflex! :/ Shame on me! Xavier -- This space is for rent
On Sat, 7 May 2005, Otto Moerbeek wrote: > > > > On Sat, 7 May 2005, Xavier wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm busy to test a backup procedure on a DDS tape device (Sony, SDT-9000) > > connected to a BT-948 SCSI card > > > > I've different behavious depending on the device used: > > (My / uses 1002232 blocks): > > > > 'dump -0auf /dev/rst0' works but: > > 'dump -0auf /dev/rst0n' asks for a second tape!? > > Are you really dumping to /dev/rst0n? The no-rewind device is called > /dev/nrst0. If so, you just filled your / partition with a file called > /dev/rst0n. > > -Otto > > > Any idea why EOF is reached with a "norewind" device? > > > > Xavier > > -- > > The computer revolution is over. The computers won.

