> 
> > > 
> > >     <Does this mean I have to specify something with blocking???>
> > > 
> > > simmons@darykon[28]% tar cvzf /dev/nrst0
> > 			     ^ This gives variable block length on output, the
> > 			       streamer accepts writes with a length of n*512 (fixed blocks).
> 
> 
> tar -b<block size> -czvf gives fixed block size
> 

My man page of tar (-current as of last friday) states:

     --block-compress        Block the output of compression program for tapes
			     or floppies (otherwise writes will be of odd
			     length, which device drivers may reject).


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Juergen Hannken-Illjes - hannken@eis.cs.tu-bs.de - TU Braunschweig (Germany)