On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 wojtek@3miasto.net wrote:

# Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:18:17 +0200 (CEST)
# From: wojtek@3miasto.net
# To: Ioan Nemes <inemes@transylvania.com.au>
# Cc: port-i386@netbsd.org
# Subject: Re: Sony STG-700- SCSI-2 tape drive
#
# >
# > When I try to backup:
# >
# > # find . -print | cpio -ocv > /dev/st0
# >
# > I am getting a few line:
# >
# > .
# > ./local
# > ./local/bin
# > ./local/lib
# > ./local/libdata
# > ./local/libexec
# > ahc1: target 2 synchronous at 10.0MHz, offset = 0xf
#
# use raw (/dev/rst) or raw non-rewinding (/dev/nrst0) instead of block
# device. IMHO there is no sense of keeping block tape device support in
# kernel.

I disagree.  It might prove a suitable alternative for a boot/root fs
(yes, I've seen filesystems on tape.  Not always quick, but quite useful!)

				--*greywolf;
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