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This passes over the /proc directory , for some reason trying
to tar ball that up causes all sorts of havoc . Hth
On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Jim Arnold wrote:
> I just unpacked a new Sony SDT-S9000 and
> attached it to my Linux box. I set the #4 dip switch to
> on (this seemed the best option according to the
> instructions), added the terminator and started up the machine.
>
> The Mylex SCSI card and Redhat 5.1 recognized the tape
> drive and I was off to the races...
>
> Next I popped in a tape (a 120m dds-2) and did a simple
> tar cvf /dev/st0 / (as root)
> so I would at least get the entire machine backed up
> until I could figure out a reliable system.
>
> The sytem has a 4.5 gig scsi drive with not much on it yet
> except the standard install of RH 5.1.
>
> I tried this twice and got the following error
> ...
> bru/tunebru
> bru/unmountcmd.sh
> kill
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
>
> It then dumps back into the shell. This happens after it's
> already written a lot of files to the tape drive.
>
> The next day I tried the same thing except I ran
> tar cvf /dev/st0 /etc /home /usr /var /www
>
> This ran both time without a hitch. I have tried to backup the
> whole drive again yet. I know it may be a mute point since I
> don't need to backup everything since I was able to back up
> the important files and can restore the rest from the original CD,
> but I'd still like to know what might have happened.
>
> Any help or insights would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
>
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