* [gentoo-user] tape drives and backups
@ 2006-02-21 3:51 Nick Smith
2006-02-21 15:51 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin
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From: Nick Smith @ 2006-02-21 3:51 UTC (permalink / raw
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i recently accuired a DDS3 tape drive, ive never used a tape drive
with linux at all. what software is out that supports tape drives and
how to i access it? what would its device name be? it is a scsi drive.
is there any software that is command line based but has a menu
system, possibly like the old colorado backup system used to have?
TIA
Nick
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* Re: [gentoo-user] tape drives and backups
@ 2006-02-21 13:41 brettholcomb
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From: brettholcomb @ 2006-02-21 13:41 UTC (permalink / raw
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mt is an app that will let you manipulate it. The simples is to tar to the drive. There are many apps such as Amanda and others - check /usr/portage for the backup category.
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> From: "Nick Smith" <nick.smith79@gmail.com>
> Date: 2006/02/20 Mon PM 10:51:46 EST
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: [gentoo-user] tape drives and backups
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> i recently accuired a DDS3 tape drive, ive never used a tape drive
> with linux at all. what software is out that supports tape drives and
> how to i access it? what would its device name be? it is a scsi drive.
> is there any software that is command line based but has a menu
> system, possibly like the old colorado backup system used to have?
>
> TIA
>
> Nick
>
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* Re: [gentoo-user] tape drives and backups
2006-02-21 3:51 Nick Smith
@ 2006-02-21 15:51 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin
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From: Hemmann, Volker Armin @ 2006-02-21 15:51 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Tuesday 21 February 2006 04:51, Nick Smith wrote:
> i recently accuired a DDS3 tape drive, ive never used a tape drive
> with linux at all. what software is out that supports tape drives and
> how to i access it?
tar -cf /dev/st0 writes to tape
tar -xf /drv/st0 reads from tape
mt and mtx for reeling and other fun.
> what would its device name be?
st0, nst0 and so on. use google.
> it is a scsi drive.
of course. Are there any atapi tape drives?
> is there any software that is command line based but has a menu
> system, possibly like the old colorado backup system used to have?
why a menu? a menu is sooo superflous.
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