File system limits don't apply to tape drives because there seen by the system as a black hole, it's a serial stream rather than a file system. Your only limit is the capacity of the drive.
:o) > -----Original Message----- > From: Ralph Eagle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 September 2005 2:28pm > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2 > > > > > > you're not hitting the 2Gb limit (with some tar) are you? > > > > Nope... while trying to debug the problem, I've been using > groups of files > in the 2 to 10 MB range. And, when I put the card and tape > drive into the > other boxes (SCO 486 and Linux PII) I used the same set of > data for testing. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
