Mail Archives: cygwin/1999/09/07/13:46:31
Hello,
I tried the latest snapshot which includes changes to fix the below
problem, and was encouraged. The first end-of-medium was detected, and
produced the message
Found end of tape. Load next tape and press RETURN.
So I did. It seemed like cpio wrote for a while, then all diskette
activity stopped. I thought perhaps it found the next end-of-medium. I
changed disks, and hit return. To no avail. cpio was done, or hung. It
wouldn't return except with a break. I also noticed this behaviour with
the last version of the DLL from Corinna, (.7/1/1).
I tried several block sizes. First 120, then 100, then the default. The
failure occurs on them all, though it seems to take longer for the shorter
sizes, i.e. I was able to get through three disks before failure with the
default size, but only one or two with the other sizes.
Thanks again,
Vince Virgilio
Vincent Virgilio
09/02/99 02:35 PM
To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
cc: corinna AT vinschen DOT de
Subject: Cygwin cpio.
Hello,
Thank you for the updated cygwin DLL, 21.0 (0.7/1/1), from Corinna
Vinschen. And for the cpio binary. Seems to work well until the
end-of-medium.
I have followed the instructions Corinna distributes with the DLL. When I
try this:
ls *.deb | cpio -o -O/dev/rfd --block-size=100
I eventually get this
cpio: write error: No space left on device.
Apparently cpio is not detecting end-of-medium.
Has this happened to anyone before?
Thanks,
Vince Virgilio
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