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From: tvz@zandtwerk.Princeton.EDU
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Subject: Need help using GNU tar to do multivolume backups
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Date: 29 May 91 23:58:58 GMT
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I have not been able to get GNU tar to do multivolume backups onto
the floppy drive. With the -M option and writing to /dev/rfd0a,
everything starts out OK, but then I get this error:

tar: can't write to /dev/rfd0a : Invalid argument

When I get a listing of the archive, it becomes apparent that
tar started the backup without any problem, but choked when the
first diskette was full. Any suggestions?

Tim Van Zandt
tvz@princeton