On Thu, 30 Jan 2003, Justin Clacherty wrote: > >From what I read into Linus's e-mail I don't think he's intending to fix > it...If I remember correctly (been a while since I read it) he said "just > use tar, there is no guarantee that future versions of the kernel will > work". > > > Jeffrey Ross wrote: > > > > > Simply put, I'm using an Exabyte 8505XL tape drive and dump fails upon > > > reaching the EOT. > > > > > > Some system background... > > > > > > Kernel 2.4.20-ac2 > > > IDE Hard disk and IDE CDRom > > > > > There was a posting by Linux himself, saying NOT to use dump with the > > 2.4 kernel, because it would at some point cause corruption. I have not > > heard if this is fixed. You might want to look into something like tar, > > cpio, amanda, or arkeia (http://www.arkeia.com). > > > > arkeia is a little tedious to setup, but once you get it working, it > > works great and is easy to use. The thread relating to what Linus said (if I have found the correct one) is rather old (April/May 2001); it can be found at: http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0104.3/0581.html http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0104.3/0727.html The full threads "SMP race in ext2 - metadata corruption" can be found here: http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0104.3/index.html#507 http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0105.0/index.html#435 -- denice.deatrich @ epfl.ch, DSC / LTHC-LTHI, E.P.F.L. PH: +41 (21) 693 76 67 <*> This moment's fortune cookie: We are all dying -- and we're gonna be dead for a long time. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
