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Operating System Device Drivers
Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux provides native drive recognition. Drive files are located in the /dev
directory. Supplemental drivers are not required. The operatinge system defaults to a
generic SCSI device and to the default settings of the tape drive.
Typical Native OS commands are as follows:
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Tar Write:
tar cvf /dev/st0 ./largefile
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Tar Read:
tar xvf /dev/st0
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DD Write:
dd if=./largefile of=//dev/st0 bs=512
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DD Read:
dd if=//dev/st0 of=./largefile bs=512
SuSe Linux
SuSe Linux provides native drive recognition. Drive files are located in the /dev
directory. Supplemental drivers are not required. The operating system defaults to a
generic SCSI device and to the default settings of the tape drive.
Typical Native OS commands are as follows:
•
Tar Write:
tar cvf /dev/st0 ./largefile
•
Tar Read:
tar xvf /dev/st0
•
DD Write:
dd if=./largefile of=/dev/st0 bs=512
•
DD Read:
dd if=/dev/st0 of=./largefile bs=512
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