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From: mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: TK-50 tape backups -- could they go faster?
Message-ID: <799@mcgill-vision.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 7-Jun-87 04:35:43 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun  7 04:35:43 1987
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In article <241@kosman.UUCP>, kevin@kosman.UUCP (Kevin O'Gorman) writes:
> Running dump(8) on a MicroVAX, Ultrix 1.2A -- and I'm getting REAL
> tired of waiting for the tape.  The tape unit is a streamer, and the
> software is not fast enough to keep it in streaming mode, so I wait
> and wait and wait....

Dump and restore through dd, that seems to help.  Try something like

# dump 0uf - /dev/rra2g | dd obs=1024x1024 conv=block > /dev/rmt12

or

# dd ibs=1024x1024 if=/dev/rmt12 conv=unblock | restore rf -

(of course, change /dev/... and dump/restore options to suit).

					der Mouse

				(mouse@mcgill-vision.uucp)