[98255] in RedHat Linux List
IDE/ATAPI tape driver bug that prevent multiple archives on a single tape
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles Galpin)
Sat Nov 7 20:44:31 1998
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 17:51:19 -0500
From: Charles Galpin <cgalpin@lighthouse-software.com>
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bru didn't seem to be creating multiple archives on a single tape for me so
I looked at their website <www.estinc.com> and found this paragraph in the
X11 manual.
"Linux Notes
There are a couple of known problems with some tape devices under Linux with
the 2.0.x series kernels. Specifically, the IDE/ATAPI tape driver has some
bugs in it that prevent multiple archives on a single tape being usable. If
you are using an IDE/ATAPI tape drive under with 2.0.x, please do not
attempt to write multiple archives to a tape. "
does anyone know if there are patched drivers that fix this? Incremental
backup are pretty much usesless without this feature.
tia
charles
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