On Fri, 9 May 2003 at 2:17pm, chris weisiger wrote

> Im using a dell 122T with a amanda running on a redhat linux box
> 
> I need to run the "tapetype" command to determine the speed filemark and 
> length
> 
> what is the syntax of the command so i can run the test...and do i need
> all the tapes in the changer for the command to run properly.

tapetype has been renamed to amtapetype in 2.4.4 and includes a man page.

> Secondly of all , do i just do a basic install of amanda and then make i 
> make
> changes for the path(s) and tapetype?

Some stuff you set at configure time, other goes in your amanda.conf.

You'd really benefit from reading docs/INSTALL and the chapter at 
<http://www.backupcentral.com/amanda.html>.  This list is best at 
answering detailed questions about specific issues.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University