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do the linux 2.2/2.4 series kernels have a 2/4gb limit on tape sizes? was
wondering as an application called taper which is a really excellent app for
tapes claims it can only do 2 or 4gb (cant remember which) and was wondering
if its an app limit or kernel...

"Anthony Rumble" <anthony@removethis.linuxhelp.com.au> wrote in message
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> In aus.computers.linux asega asega <asega@aliacom.fr> wrote:
>
> > I am running a RedHat 6.2 under a
>
> You really should get that up to date to 7.3.. really..
>
> > I'd like to make tape backups under a HP, AIT 50/100 tapereader, the
problem is
> > I can't find drivers for linux and I'd like t know if one of you managed
> > to have this kind of tapereader work normally...
> > Thanks.
>
> You shouldn't need any drivers if it's a SCSI Tape unit.
> Unlike Win/NT, all tape drives basically operate in a similar way,
> and there is a standard for accessing them that all Unix systems
> use. You basically talk to it using a stream device..
>
> Usually it should come up as /dev/st0 (SCSI Tape Zero)..
> /dev/nst0 is the non rewinding device (Normally it will rewind when
> you close the file)..
>
> A simple way to test is this :-
>
> cd /bin
> tar -cvf * /dev/st0
>
> This will TAR up the files in bin and write them to the tape..
>
> The tape will then rewind.. to get a listing back do this :-
>
> tar -tvf /dev/st0
>
> this should print a directory listing for the files on the tape.
>
> You can also use "cpio". If you need a simple to use backup
> script, I recommend mine which is on
http://www.linuxhelp.com.au/free.shtml
> It's called generic-backup.sh, it's a shell script that will
> backup the partitions you specify, rewind the tape, verify the tape
> contents, and if it's a good backup, eject the tape.
>
> You can then make it automated from cron, so all you need to do each
> day is put the days tape in the drive, and in the morning, if the
> tape is back out, you know the backup was good.
>
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