George Bonser writes: > > How do I determine the maximum capacity? I have inherited a drive > destined to the scrapper. It appears to work just fine after making > a test backup using taper. The kernel reports this on bootup: > > QIC-117B drive @1MB/sec > QIC-80 tape > > Where would I look to find the capacity of this drive?
I believe QIC 80 drives have a capacity of about 120MB uncompressed, although there are extended tapes that squeeze another 50MB or so. Try executing "mt -f /dev/ftape stat" to see information about space used on the tape and space remaining. HTH, Randy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
