On Tue, Apr 14, 1998 at 09:26:16PM -0500, Chris Frost wrote:
> I'm trying to setup ftape (and bru that came w/ hurricane) to backup for
> me. I've setup ftape (3.04d) and can backup small files
> correctly...however, if I try to backup a lot w/ ftape, it won't work. It
> will get to a point and just keep going back and forth in the same place
> (and doing nothing obviously). W/ bru (using the mtft commands to control
> nqft0) it back's up, but the verify gets to a point and goes back and
> forth just the same.
>
Have you tried a different tape? there may be a bad spot on it. wrinkled,
scratched, stretched, just worn out?? Is the tape binding in the casette?
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