[olug] SCSI Tape drives

[Mike Peterson]

Are you trying to read tapes created with another program for test purposes?

/dev/st0 is the tape device usually for IDE or SCSI Tape drives for the
first tape unit.
/dev/nst0 is used for appending more than one volume to a tape drive.

You would read a label with the same format that it was written in.
Such as tar or cpio.

Most tapes are preformatted, but can be erased using the mt command.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Swackhamer" <Jay at RebootTheUser.com>
To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] SCSI Tape drives


> also, look at 'mt' for moving the tape forward/backward etc..
> in the event that you didnt know, use the 'no rewind device'
>
> i.e.
> /dev/nst0
>
>
>
> >
> >
> >  man tar
> >  man cpio
> >
> >   Those are places to start ... I'm no expert and its been many years
> > since
> > I dealt with tape on unix. I hear cpio is the preferred weapon these
days
> > ...
> >
> >
> >
> > Craig Wolf wrote:
> >
> >> I am looking for a website to help me with working with a tape and the
> >> tape drive.  Specifically formatting a tape, appending to the end of a
> >> tape, reading the tape label, finding out WHAT device to reference,
etc.
> >>  I have googled but I am not searching on the right terms apparently.
> >> I am writing a custom backup script and want to make sure I am doing it
> >> right.  Thanx to all in advance for any and all help!!  8)
> >>
> >> Craig Wolf
> >> Linux Web Server Support
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