Re: [flexbackup-help] gzip not reaped.
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, Steven W. Orr wrote: > =>Whatever is feeding the standard input of that process has not terminated. > =>What does "ps fax" tell you? > => > =>> Do we need to modify flexbackup to set SIG_IGN for SIGCHLD? > => > =>I don't know why you are suggesting that. > > Right. It's not a zombie like I said above, but since it's not, you're > correct that the issue of SIG_IGN for SIGCHLD would be a red herring. From > the ps output above, it's in a sleep state. Your question about who the > parent is is good. I don't remember because I just killed the process > after I sent this message but I believe (from previous incidents) it is > the child of flexbackup. So the tree should be > > cron > \_bash > \_flexbackup > \_gzip No, the tree should never be just that. Something should be feeding gzip, and gzip should be feeding something. Both "somethings" should be children of flexbackup. The exact identity of the "somethings" will depend on your configuration. > What I think is happening is that flexbackup is waiting for gzip to > complete before it exits. But gzip doesn't exit because it's waiting for > more input, not knowing that more isn't coming. Yes, and you need to determine why no more input is coming, and yet the program providing such input to gzip has not exited. > Sometimes I can go a month without a hangup, and sometimes it hangs > multiple times per week. Do we need to wait for a reoccurance or is this > enough to be able to work with? It's not enough because you haven't given us the full information. Since you've killed the gzip process, we can't determine what was feeding it input and why it was blocked. If you can show the actual process tree rather than what you think "should" be there, then we can provide more debugging instructions. Perhaps if you describe your configuration someone can speculate about what process was blocked and why. -- Charlie - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] gzip not reaped.
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, Steven W. Orr wrote: > I'm running 1.2.1 and on an occasional basis I end up with a gzip process > that does not get reaped. It's not a zombie process, it's just hanging > waiting for it's parent to reap it. Your statement doesn't make sense. A zombie is a process which has exited. The process's remains are kept by the kernel waiting for the parent to reap. Running processes (which have not exited) do not wait for their parents to reap them. A process is either still running, or it is a process which is a zombie and has not been reaped. There's no such thing as a dead process which has not been reaped which is not a zombie > Here's what ps shows: > > root 23277 0.0 0.0 1784 592 ?S03:31 0:03 gzip -9 Whatever is feeding the standard input of that process has not terminated. What does "ps fax" tell you? > Do we need to modify flexbackup to set SIG_IGN for SIGCHLD? I don't know why you are suggesting that. > Anybody home? Lights are on. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] What a shame flexbackup is *almost* there - but I have to reject it
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006, Peter Valdemar Mørch wrote: > flexbackup-at-worreby.ch |Lists| wrote: > > 1. Have you the slightest idea how it's done in the reality? > > That's standard procedure to restore full backup plus all > > incrementals you have... That is standard procedure, unless you have fancy expensive tools. > Wouldn't you rather end up with a directory containing *exactly* b.conf > - the exact contents of the directory when the incremental backup was made? Sure, but to create such a thing, you need a considerably more sophisticated process for creating incremental backups. The 'standard procedure' backs up all data created or modified since the last full backup. You only need the metadata of all the current data to do that, and that's all in the file system. You want deletion records for all data deleted since the last backup. You need both old and new metadata to construct that. Only the new metadata is contained in the file system. You also need an archive structure which contains deletion records. AFAIK tar, cpio etc don't handle that. > You are right, I don't know "EMC Networker, Veritas Netbackup, HP Data > Protector", but I'm willing to bet they can restore a directory > containing *exactly* b.conf. (Am I right?) I don't know. Is that question relevant to this list? Are you offering to sponsor the development of the features you find missing? Or are you complaining because the gift you received isn't exactly what you want? -- Charlie - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] Problem with -list and -extract
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, Sébastien MAS wrote: > I have a n server redhat on linux 7.1 and flexbackup 1.2.1/buffer 1.19-5 > > When I create and archive is ok and I can list this file, but when my > archive is more 2GB, I can't list and extract. RedHat 7.1!! Have you considered upgrading? I suspect that quite a few components of RH 7.1 were not compiled with large file support, so I'm not surprised you have problems. -- Charlie --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid0944&bid$1720&dat1642 ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] incremental backups and deleted files
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Pablo Godel wrote: > I am testing flexbackup. I've set type "star" and run the following command: > > flexbackup -set server > > Then, added a file, and run > flexbackup -set server -incremental > > the new file appears in the incremental backup > > Then, I removed the file. > > When I extract the files from each backup file, I end up with the file > that was deleted. AIUI, that's just how incremental backup/restore works. > How can I get to delete those files that have been deleted in between > incremental backups? I take it you mean "automatically". The incremental backup would also need to contain information about files which had been deleted since the previous incremental. That would mean that the file system would need to hold information about previously deleted files, which in general it doesn't. Or the backup system would need to take a snapshot of all the directories at each backup. -- Charlie --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] rsync code 24
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Blake Visin wrote: > I am receiving an error from rsync which return a non zero exit, causing No, you are receiving a warning from rsync. > the backup to fail Here is the end of the backup script. I do not know > how to fix this problem. I also am trying to just copy the files I want > to back up and not send them to an archive as I want to maintain the > existing structure. It seems to go through the whole backup process and > seem to fail at the end. Any help will be much appreciated. I really > like this script, but I can not seem to make it work right > > sent 113608102421 bytes received 3241964 bytes 13867725.89 bytes/sec > total size is 115126973346 speedup is 1.01 > rsync warning: some files vanished before they could be transferred Did you read this line? It tells you exactly what rsync is warning you about. > (code 24) at main.c(789) > > ERROR: non-zero exit from: > rsync --include-from=- --exclude=* --archive --verbose --delete > --delete-excluded /f/ /backup/f/f.0 ... --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] Buffer won't build
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Chip Burke wrote: > I m trying to compile buffer from the src RPM, and I keep getting: > > rpmbuild -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/buffer.spec > > error: Legacy syntax is unsupported: copyright > > error: line 5: Unknown tag: Copyright: GPL Do rpm -iv src.rpm, then edit /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/buffer.spec, and change: Copyright: GPL to License: GPL Then do: rpm -bb /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/buffer.spec BTW, what platform are you building on? And what version of rpm do you have (rpm --version)? -- Charlie A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. Q: Why should i start my reply below the quoted text? --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] dd freezes.
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, Gregory Malsack wrote: > Hello All, > > I have an ide tape drive. (AIX2) 35/90gb tape drive. When I run a backup job > I get several i/o errors. ... > I find that the dd command freezes up and I cannot even kill -9 the process. > (most likely because it is a kernel processes). Does anyone know why this > processess might be looking up. I have the feeling it has something to do > with ide-scsi. There's more chance that someone will be able to help you if you provide full information about your deployment. What OS, what kernel version, what tape drive? I'd suggest ide-scsi too, but I don't have any advice to offer as to how to fix or workaround the problem. -- Charlie --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] Determining Tape Drive Size
On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Dan wrote: > Problem: > > The system does not provide effectively for incremental backups, and in > any case that would require sensible tape management. I want a full > nightly backup on a new tape each night. However, the data set is too > large for the tape, and restoring can be complex. I don't know how much it will help, but you could take a look at spantape - might not be too hard to fit underneath flexbackup: http://freshmeat.net/projects/spantape/ spantape is a replacement for dd that features the ability to sequentially span a stream of bytes across multiple SCSI tapes. It supports both fixed and variable block sizes and assures the correct order of tapes during data recovery. Author: Sebastian Zagrodzki -- Charlie --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] dumping a samba directory
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Carlos A. Sepulveda M. wrote: > A Charlie Brady, el 29/01/05 01:43, se le ocurrio decir: > > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, RYAN vAN GINNEKEN wrote: > > > >>does anyone know how to dump a samba directory ... > > > > You can't dump an smb file system (or maybe any remote file system). Try > > tar. Or star. Or do the backup on the system where the file system > > actually resides. > > What I do is to mount (smbmount) the directory and then use fb. Don't use dump for that filesystem (or any other network file system). -- Charlie --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] dumping a samba directory
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005, RYAN vAN GINNEKEN wrote: > does anyone know how to dump a samba directory ... You can't dump an smb file system (or maybe any remote file system). Try tar. Or star. Or do the backup on the system where the file system actually resides. -- Charlie --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl ___ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] buffer not found in $PATH
On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, James Hill wrote: > I have just installed version 1.2.1 and it looks like just what I need > for my backup purposes. However I am getting an error output when I > attempt any commands that communicate with the tape drive. > > >flexbackup version 1.2.1 (http://flexbackup.sourceforge.net) > >/etc/flexbackup.conf syntax OK > > > >Errors: > > buffer not found in $PATH > > Has anyone else had this error and found a solution? > Have I missed something in the config file? Have you read and thought about the error message? Do you have the "buffer" program installed? If so, where, and what is the PATH variable set to when flexbackup runs? If not, disable the use of buffer in your config. -- Charlie --- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] adding titles to zip archives
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004, Rohan Carly wrote: > I have been examining how flexbackup attempts to attach a title to zip > archives. (I'm talking about zip, not gzip). ... > This is a bad solution for two reasons: > > 1. It requires write access to the volume being backed up. > 2. Some filesystems don't allow filenames to contain colons. (Windows > filesystems shared over SMB is one example). > > Could you please modify flexbackup to apply titles by simply running "zip" > again with the "-z" option after it's done the compression. > > BTW, thanks for your fine program. A fine way for you to provide thanks, and get just what you want, would be for you to submit a patch. :-) -- Charlie --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] ejecting tape after backup
On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Chris Snow wrote: > How can I eject the tape after the backup has finished. mt [-f /dev/xxx] rewoffl -- Charlie --- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] 2 flexbackup questions.
On Sat, 17 Jan 2004, John Bennett wrote: > I have inherited a DLT4700 and want to know if flexbackup supports tape > changers? I'd like to set up flexbackup to use a different slot per day > for backups. Is there a way to make flexbackup eject the current tape, > then load the next tape and begin the backup. I think you'd do that outside of flexbackup, in your cron script (or whatever you use for scheduling): n=`which_tape_for_today` mtx load $n && flexbackup ... && mt rewoffl -- Charlie --- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] difficulty restoring single file
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004, Edwin Huffstutler wrote: > > flexbackup -extract -files restore.txt > > > > where restore.txt is a list of the file I need restored. I ran this as root > > in the /tmp/ directory. It chugged for quite a while, said "the operation > > was successful," but no file anywhere. > > The requested files(s) were not in the archive most likely, or the path was wrong. > > An example of your directory spec and the file list would be good, but check: > 1. What's the root of the backed-up directory? > 2. Make sure the file list in restore.txt is relative to #1 > 3. Check via "flexbackup -list" that the files are in the archive. 4. The tape was not correctly positioned before you ran the command, so that the wrong archive on the tape was searched. -- Charlie --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Perforce Software. Perforce is the Fast Software Configuration Management System offering advanced branching capabilities and atomic changes on 50+ platforms. Free Eval! http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadprog.html ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] error trying to perform restore
On Sun, 21 Dec 2003, Trey Richardson wrote: > I recently backed up my system using flexbackup with the dump option. After > re-installing my machine(freebsd 4.9 release) and installing flexbackup, I > tried to do a restore from the tape with the following command(which > normally works) > > root# flexbackup -restore > > That command gives the following error: > > buffer not found in $PATH > > > Any suggestions? You should fix your PATH variable, install buffer or configure flexbackup not to use "buffer". -- Charlie --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1278&alloc_id=3371&op=click ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
RE: [flexbackup-help] remote backup
On Fri, 5 Dec 2003, Deon Grobler wrote:
> Hi Charline
Or Charlie, perhaps.
[I notice that you insist on top-posting. I consider that laziness at the
expense of the many people you hope will help you. Please rethink. See
.sig.]
> FreeBSD 5.1 already has that built in.
But clearly it is complaining:
find: invalid predicate `-E'
> It's no the OS, it's the find command. My guess is you just need to tell
> flexbackup not to use -E. Modify this this block in /usr/bin/flexbackup
> and see how you get on:
>
> ...
> # FreeBSD wants -E to enable extended regex
> if ($::uname =~ /FreeBSD/) {
> $cmd .= "$::path{find} -E . ";
Try this:
> $cmd .= "$::path{find} . -E ";
> } else {
> $cmd .= "$::path{find} . ";
> }
> ...
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Q: Why should i start my reply below the quoted text?
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RE: [flexbackup-help] remote backup
[Please learn not to top-post.]
On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Deon Grobler wrote:
> fine. So yeah, its a Linux issue, any idea's what the problem could be? Is
> there a way to get the OS to support the -E attrib?
It's no the OS, it's the find command. My guess is you just need to tell
flexbackup not to use -E. Modify this this block in /usr/bin/flexbackup
and see how you get on:
...
# FreeBSD wants -E to enable extended regex
if ($::uname =~ /FreeBSD/) {
$cmd .= "$::path{find} -E . ";
} else {
$cmd .= "$::path{find} . ";
}
...
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Re: [flexbackup-help] $erase_tape_set_level_zero
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, Paul Bearne wrote: > Hi am sure this is an old error It is, and you'll find the answer in the e-smith.org forums, not here. Bottom line, apply all updates and follow the instructions in the README file where you found them. -- Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/ Phone: +1 (613) 592 5660 or 592 2122 Fax: +1 (613) 592 1175 A: Because we read from top to bottom, left to right. Q: Why should i start my reply below the quoted text? --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] Backup terminated: pre-backup failed - status: 256
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Richard (Accent) wrote: > On my SME6.0 server, flexbackup fails with the following message: > > Backup terminated: pre-backup failed - status: 256 > > Does anybody know what this causes? "pre-backup" suggests that it has nothing to do with flexbackup itself. Please check your log files, and ask your question on the e-smith.org bulletin board. -- Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/ Phone: +1 (613) 592 5660 or 592 2122 Fax: +1 (613) 592 1175 --- This SF.net email is sponsored by OSDN developer relations Here's your chance to show off your extensive product knowledge We want to know what you know. Tell us and you have a chance to win $100 http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?HRPT1X3RYQNC5V4MLNSV3E54 ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] Which Tape Drive
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Simon Fishley wrote: > I am curious as to which tape drives will work with SME Server and V5.6 or > V6.0 using flex backup - Can anyone suggest a couple. SCSI and IDE both > need to be considered. DAT or any others. I don't think that's a suitable topic for this list. Here are two places you should look: http://www.linuxtapecert.org/ http://www.e-smith.org/bboard/ -- Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lead Product Developer Network Server Solutions Group Mitel Networks Corporation http://www.mitel.com/smallbusiness Phone: +1 (613) 592 5660 or 592 2122 Fax: +1 (613) 592 1175 --- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] Problem with tape drive
On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Paul Murphy wrote: > I tried what you mentioned, and... > > /dev/osst0 does exist, but if I try something like > > mt -f /dev/osst0 setblk 0 > > I get > > mt: /dev/osst0: no such device > > Which seems strange (to me anyway))... You will need to do: modprobe ide-scsi modprobe osst before the mt command. You can get around that by adding (IIRC): alias char-major-206 osst add below osst ide-scsi to /etc/modules.conf. > Just to report the detail, here's the ls -l for /dev/*st0 > > crw-rw 1 roor root 9, 128 Oct 26 2002 /dev/nst0 > crw-r--r-- 1 roor root 206, 0 Oct 26 2002 /dev/osst0 > crw-rw 1 roor root 9, 0 Oct 26 2002 /dev/st0 Stupid, eh? You'll need to do: mkdir /dev/nosst0 c 206 128 And: mkdir /dev/nosst1 c 206 129 if you have a second tape drive (etc). But why anyone would buy a *second* Onstream tape drive is beyond me :-) -- Charlie --- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
Re: [flexbackup-help] Problem with tape drive
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Edwin Huffstutler wrote: > Does > mt -f /dev/nst0 setblk 32768 > > give an error? How about > > mt -f /dev/nst0 setblk 0 > > (variable block size)? > > See the "n" answers regarding the ADR2 drives and block sizes here: > http://www.linuxtapecert.org/drives.php. This does not inspire confidence, > but I don't have one of those drives. Keep playing with it. maybe try > just a simple "1024" for the mt_blksize? > > > (BTW: you want to use /dev/nst0 not /dev/st0) Actually, for the Onstream, you may want /dev/nosst0. Onstream appear not to understand open source, and forked the st driver, rather than add on option to it to handle their non-standard protocol. Hence osst.o (for Onstream st.o). Beware that prior to RedHat 9, RH RPMs didn't include /dev/nosst0, just /dev/osst0. -- Charlie --- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf ___ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
