Re: tape drives part 2

2004-07-06 Thread Mathias Weidner
On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 02:28:08PM -0700, Provost, Stephane wrote: > Thanks Mark. I am thinking of using the USB version of the drive. Does it > mount just like another drive ? I thought amanda was a requirement, but it > seems like tar could do the job. You may want to have a look at flexbackup.

Re: tape drives part 2

2004-07-06 Thread Kim Hawtin
On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 02:24:36PM -0700, Mark Barnes wrote: > > > I use a Seagate travan IDE tape drive running on an old linux box to back > up my laptop over the network. Works fine. Yes, the tapes are expensive. > So far, they've been reliable. I don't have any experience using amanda > or

RE: tape drives part 2

2004-07-06 Thread Provost, Stephane
Thanks Mark. I am thinking of using the USB version of the drive. Does it mount just like another drive ? I thought amanda was a requirement, but it seems like tar could do the job. Thanks !

re: tape drives part 2

2004-07-06 Thread Mark Barnes
I use a Seagate travan IDE tape drive running on an old linux box to back up my laptop over the network. Works fine. Yes, the tapes are expensive. So far, they've been reliable. I don't have any experience using amanda or any of the other backup packages. I use tar. Good luck. > Hello all,

Re: tape drives part 2

2004-07-06 Thread Mathias Weidner
On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 02:28:08PM -0700, Provost, Stephane wrote: > Thanks Mark. I am thinking of using the USB version of the drive. Does it > mount just like another drive ? I thought amanda was a requirement, but it > seems like tar could do the job. You may want to have a look at flexbackup.

Re: tape drives part 2

2004-07-06 Thread Kim Hawtin
On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 02:24:36PM -0700, Mark Barnes wrote: > > > I use a Seagate travan IDE tape drive running on an old linux box to back > up my laptop over the network. Works fine. Yes, the tapes are expensive. > So far, they've been reliable. I don't have any experience using amanda > or

RE: tape drives part 2

2004-07-06 Thread Provost, Stephane
Thanks Mark. I am thinking of using the USB version of the drive. Does it mount just like another drive ? I thought amanda was a requirement, but it seems like tar could do the job. Thanks ! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL P

re: tape drives part 2

2004-07-06 Thread Mark Barnes
I use a Seagate travan IDE tape drive running on an old linux box to back up my laptop over the network. Works fine. Yes, the tapes are expensive. So far, they've been reliable. I don't have any experience using amanda or any of the other backup packages. I use tar. Good luck. > Hello all,