Amanda-Users

Re: Tapetype

2002-09-12 11:41:39
Subject: Re: Tapetype
From: Gene Heskett <gene_heskett AT iolinc DOT net>
To: Mozzi <linux AT mostert.nom DOT za>, amanda <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:15:29 -0400
On Thursday 12 September 2002 10:48, Mozzi wrote:
>Hi
>
>Watch out for tapetype!!!
>I have a Tandberg VS80 DLT 40/80 Gig drive
>I gave it the command #./tapetype -e 40960 -f /dev/nst0 -t
> TandbergVS80
>
>It has been going for 26 hours now,and no end in sight.
>
>
>Mozzi

It will get done at some point.  It has to write the tape completely 
full twice, and a slow writing big tape will take a while.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M
Athlon1600XP@1400mhz  512M
99.15% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly

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