On Thu, 10 May 2001, Manuel Bouyer wrote:

# > tubbs# dump -0 -f /dev/st0 /
# >   DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Mon May  7 14:38:40 2001
# >   DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
# >   DUMP: Dumping /dev/rwd0a (/) to /dev/st0
# >   DUMP: Label: none
# >   DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
# >   DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
# >   DUMP: estimated 54231 tape blocks on 1.39 tape(s).
# >   DUMP: Cannot open output "/dev/st0".
# >
#
# And what happens if you try again, now that it has downgraded ?

More to the point, try using "/dev/rst0" or, if you're doing multiple
dumps, "/dev/nrst0".  What's "mt st" tell you?

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