Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!CAEN.ENGIN.UMICH.EDU!frankp From: frankp@CAEN.ENGIN.UMICH.EDU (Frank Xavier Pampreen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo Subject: Re: getting tar to do what it is told Message-ID: <400900fbc.000605c@caen.engin.umich.edu> Date: 3 Dec 88 14:28:47 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 11 The best way to degub tar is to cat out the /dev/rct8 file. This file gives a better idea as to what is wrong. (i.e. not online, no PNA board, not begining of tape, etc.) If you correct the /dev/rct8 response than check to see the /dev/rct8 is correctly configured for your cartridge drive with 'edmtdesc'. Lastly make sure the /dev/rct8 is in the /sys/node_data.####/dev of the node with the cartridge if the node is diskless. Frank Pampreen CAEN University of Michigan frankp@caen.engin.umich.edu