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Thats a new one on me.. I don't believe there is any real limit..
as it's just a streaming device.. you output to it..
Kinda like asking.. "Does a Terminal/TTY/Serial Port have a 2 Gig limit"..

I've certainly used tapes that are far larger than 4 gigs.
Perhaps it's a "taper" issue?

Anthony

In aus.computers.linux Tim Warnock <timoid@nospam.getonit.net.au> wrote:
> 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
> news:C3Eh9.15227$Ee4.45317@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> 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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