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Re: tape from Linux -> SunOS, more info



'Moshe Cohen'
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>Hi,
>Here is some more info per your questions:
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>>Ron Cohen:
>>What is the name of the device that you used on the Sun?
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>The device on the Sun was /dev/rst1 (On my Linux it is /dev/st0)
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The kernel of the Sunos knows the tape type by the name you refer it.
So for high density tape you need rst8 which is equivalent to rst0
or rst9 which is rst1. Otherwise the kernel will assume premature
end-of-tape.


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