Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!owenr From: owenr@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Russell Owen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Using tar with apple 40 Meg Tapes Keywords: tar, mt, /dev/rmt/tc2, angst Message-ID: <1989Jul28.104713.5589@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> Date: 28 Jul 89 14:47:13 GMT Reply-To: owenr@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Russell Owen) Followup-To: comp.unix.aux Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services Lines: 16 Checksum: 12973 Hi, I have a mac2x with AUX 1.1 on the internal drive and an apple 40 Meg tape drive. I can format the tape with the mt command but don't seem to be able to tar files to the tape. Is there some vital bit of knowledge I need? I have used tar on other machines successfully. Is this not possible under AUX? Thanks, Russ -- Russ Owen UUCP owen@utgpu.uucp Toronto, Canada. BITNET owen@utorgpu.bitnet INTERNET owen@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca Disclaimer: My opinion are unlikely to spark controversy