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Re: [PLUG] How to TAR a disk to SCSI tape?
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From: Rupert Heesom <raheesom@navpoint.com>
> commands like "tar -cvf /dev/st0 /", tar has given an error, so the
> command didn't even try to work.
>
Welcome to Philly!
Has the tape device been recognized? (check /proc/scsi/scsi)
Are permissions set correctly on /dev/st0? (check ls -l /dev/st0)
Is the tape medium write/readable by the drive? (check mt -f /dev/st0 status)
Chris
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