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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:54:40 +0200
From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>
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To: Jean-Hugues.Zorio@der.edf.fr
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Subject: Re: tar question...followup
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jean-hugues zorio wrote:
> When I mount my DAT drive (//./tape1) in /dev/rmt/nr (I have tried this
> with and without a 'nr' directory already created under /dev/rmt),

I suspect your DAT drive is the first or only drive. In that case
it's named tape0, not tape1.

> mt -f /dev/rmt/nr                             reports an invalid handle,
> 
> tar cvf /dev/rmt/nr /etc                    reports no such file or
> directory

Don't use another directory level. This isn't tested and not
intentionally supported. Try something like

/dev/st0 for rewind and
/dev/nst0 for no-rewind.

> 
> Well, I go on vacation tonight, but upon return, I'll try again, and
> perhaps bother you again.

Please, send your further mails to the mailing list again. It's the
appropriate place to discuss Cygwin related problems.

Corinna

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