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MikePikeFL
Tux's lil' helper
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 Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:05 pm Post subject: tape backup: mt vs mtx |
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So after 5 years on Slackware I have migrated my last remaining machine to Gentoo. I tried Gentoo on it a long time ago and I had endless problems so I went back to Slackware, reserving Gentoo for laptops and servers.
This past weekend I said goodbye to my first Linux distro and took the Gentoo plunge. I only have 2 problems with the migration... one is lm_sensors, which I have found some threads on and will try to follow them.
The other is the "magnetic tape" controller program, or mt. I wrote some backup scripts that utilize this program extensively, and I have been unable to find it. I found mtx and thought it would have similar functionality but so far I am unimpressed. The things I use the most are rewind and retension, of which retension is missing.
Can anyone either tell me that I'm using mtx wrong and correct me, or point me to my beloved mt??? |
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Damson
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:24 am Post subject: |
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The package is called "mt-st".
| Code: | damson /root# emerge -s mt-st
Searching...
[ Results for search key : mt-st ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* app-arch/mt-st
Latest version available: 0.7-r1
Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
Size of downloaded files: 34 kB
Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/tar/
Description: Enhanced mt command for Linux, supporting Linux 2.4 ioctls
License: GPL-2
damson /root# |
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MikePikeFL
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| Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2004 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Damson wrote: | | The package is called "mt-st". |
THANK YOU!!! 
I was tempted to go back since Slackware 10 was released shortly after I switched, but i'm glad I stuck it out. Not only is Gentoo great, but these forums and the community really help!
Awesome. I'm now 110% of where I was when I left Slack 9. |
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