Problem with multi-volume SCSI tape backups (using cpio/afio)

[Dale Gogates]

Followup-To: comp.unix.sysv386
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Organization: Interactive Systems Corp., Santa Monica, CA
Keywords: SCO ODT Archive 150 SCSI cpio afio backup

In article <1991Jun16.075606.5446 at srwic.UUCP> sralston at srwic.UUCP (Steve Ralston) writes:
>Has anyone else had problems performing multi-volume cpio tape backups
>to an Archive 150 SCSI tape?
>
>Environment:	386/20 clone, 8 Mb (non-caching)
>		Adaptec 1542A SCSI host adapter
>		Archive 150 tape drive (2150S ?), using DC600A & DC6150 tapes
>		SCO ODT 1.0 (System V, Release 3.2.1)
>
>Backup command:	cd /
>		find . -depth -print | cpio -ocB > /dev/rct0
>
>Error Condition:	At end-of-tape, backup process halts; no messages,
>			no warnings, no prompt for next volume.  Pressing
>			the INTR key gets back the shell prompt but kills
>			the backup-in-progress.
>
<stuff deleted>

  Read the cpio entry in the manual, especiall the "-O" and -"I"
options.

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