Re: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store)

2006-06-09 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
Nick wrote: thanks for help Alex I found the best way for me to write info to the tape. Can You answered on the last question How can I see free size on the tape or size what I filled? My experience is that you can't really do either. If anyone know better, I'd be glad to know! If the ta

Re[2]: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store)

2006-06-09 Thread Nick
Çäðàâñòâóéòå, Alex. Âû ïèñàëè 8 èþíÿ 2006 ã., 17:18:59: > Nick wrote: >>The tape is new and empty and I don't know what way is more likely for >>me may be You can give me Your advice what way I should choose for >>copy my information daily? >> >> > (You should copy freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.or

Re: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store)

2006-06-08 Thread Bob Goodman
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >Help please with connection sa0 devices. >I try to make the following: >mount/dev/sa0/mnt/type >The system gives out: >Block device required > >I can not understand that occurs. It is simple I the first time on >FreeBSD work with tape stores > >-- >

Re: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store)

2006-06-08 Thread Chuck Swiger
Nick wrote: Help please with connection sa0 devices. I try to make the following: mount/dev/sa0/mnt/type The system gives out: Block device required A tape drive isn't mountable as a filesystem because it is not a block device, ie, the tape drive is sequential access, not random access. Try

Re: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store)

2006-06-08 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
Nick wrote: The tape is new and empty and I don't know what way is more likely for me may be You can give me Your advice what way I should choose for copy my information daily? (You should copy freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org on your replies). It depends. If you are just writing some small s

Re: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store)

2006-06-08 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
Nick wrote: What is it you are actually trying to do? Read the tape? Write something to it? Perform backups? Without that basic information it's hard to actually help. I try to build reserve copy of information on it actually I want read and write information on it And what format is

Re: Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store)

2006-06-08 Thread Alex Zbyslaw
Nick wrote: Help please with connection sa0 devices. I try to make the following: mount/dev/sa0/mnt/type The system gives out: Block device required I can not understand that occurs. It is simple I the first time on FreeBSD work with tape stores Why are you trying to mount a tape as if it

Question in occasion of SCSI devices (the tape store)

2006-06-08 Thread Nick
Help please with connection sa0 devices. I try to make the following: mount/dev/sa0/mnt/type The system gives out: Block device required I can not understand that occurs. It is simple I the first time on FreeBSD work with tape stores -- Nick mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]