Re: [Dump-users] Problems with dump

[Antonios C. <an...@it...>]

I don't think "echo" should work. You should try dd for a start. Pick up
a large file and write it to tape:

  dd if=original_file of=/dev/nst0 bs=32k

Then try to read it from the tape:

  mt -t /dev/nst0 rewind
  dd if=/dev/nst0 of=/tmp/copied_file bs=32k
  diff original_file /tmp/copied_file

If this works your system appears to be OK. If you still can't get dump
and restore to work, tell us exactly the commands you are giving.