Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!oddjob!mimsy!aplcen!wb3ffv!fallst!tkevans From: tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans) Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport Subject: Re: backup procedures Summary: cpio needs device name (again) tar can't do floppies when there's > 1.2 megs data Keywords: V/AT, cpio,tar,volcopy,floppy Message-ID: <458@fallst.UUCP> Date: 27 Sep 88 11:01:50 GMT References: <101@k0jfv.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Tim Evans, Fallston, MD Lines: 25 In article <101@k0jfv.UUCP>, alan@k0jfv.UUCP (Al Kiecker) writes: > > What is cpio asking for when it gets to the end of a floppy and asks > "If you want to go on, type device/file name when ready" ? Why can't > it just ask you to put in a new floppy and then continue? > cpio is asking for the device name again here. For example, if you're using the hi-density floppy (1.2 meg), enter: /dev/rdsk/fd096 Or whatever you entered when you initiated the cpio. (Why someone made this hard is a good question to consider.) > Can tar be used? > Although some vendors' 'tar' allows you to specify a size for your backup device (in blocks), uport's does _not_. Thus, if the data you're backing up runs more than 1.2 megs (for a high-density floppy), you're out of luck. -- UUCP: ...!{rutgers|ames|uunet}!mimsy!aplcen!wb3ffv!fallst!tkevans OTHER: ...!attmail!fallst!tkevans Tim Evans 2201 Brookhaven Court, Fallston, MD 21047 (301) 965-3286