[Dump-users] Multi volume dump problems

[Mark E. D. <dru...@rm...>]

I am in the process of doing a multi volume level 0 dump of my Linux box
(Slack 7, kernel 2.2.14). The first tape went just fine, But the second
tape "finished in" time is actually _increasing_!! Here is the dump
output:

DUMPING /dev/hda6 ...
  DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Mon Feb 21 17:50:50 2000
  DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch
  DUMP: Dumping /dev/hda6 (/home/ftp) to /dev/nst0
  DUMP: Label: none
  DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
  DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
  DUMP: estimated 1543170 tape blocks.
  DUMP: Volume 1 started at: Mon Feb 21 17:50:59 2000
  DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
  DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
  DUMP: 3.30% done, finished in 2:26
  DUMP: 6.56% done, finished in 2:22
  DUMP: 9.48% done, finished in 2:23
  DUMP: 12.39% done, finished in 2:21
  DUMP: 15.32% done, finished in 2:18
  DUMP: 18.23% done, finished in 2:14
  DUMP: 21.15% done, finished in 2:10
  DUMP: 24.08% done, finished in 2:06
  DUMP: 27.11% done, finished in 2:00
  DUMP: 30.30% done, finished in 1:55
  DUMP: 33.28% done, finished in 1:50
  DUMP: 36.19% done, finished in 1:45
  DUMP: End of tape detected
  DUMP: Closing /dev/nst0
  DUMP: Volume 1 completed at: Mon Feb 21 18:51:27 2000
  DUMP: Volume 1 took 1:00:28
  DUMP: Volume 1 transfer rate: 155 KB/s
  DUMP: Change Volumes: Mount volume #2
  DUMP: Is the new volume mounted and ready to go?: ("yes" or "no") yes
  DUMP: Volume 2 started at: Tue Feb 22 08:46:47 2000
  DUMP: Volume 2 begins with blocks from inode 8197
  DUMP: 36.45% done, finished in 1:45
  DUMP: 36.47% done, finished in 1:54
  DUMP: 36.53% done, finished in 2:03
  DUMP: 36.58% done, finished in 2:13
  DUMP: 36.63% done, finished in 2:22
  DUMP: 36.68% done, finished in 2:31
  DUMP: 36.73% done, finished in 2:40
  DUMP: 36.79% done, finished in 2:50
  DUMP: 36.84% done, finished in 2:59
  DUMP: 36.89% done, finished in 3:08
  DUMP: 36.94% done, finished in 3:17
  DUMP: 37.00% done, finished in 3:26
  DUMP: 37.05% done, finished in 3:35
  DUMP: 37.10% done, finished in 3:44
  DUMP: 37.15% done, finished in 3:53
  DUMP: 37.20% done, finished in 4:02
  DUMP: 37.26% done, finished in 4:11
  DUMP: 37.31% done, finished in 4:20

Is this a known bug?

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