Changeset 1591 in MondoRescue for branches/stable/mondo-doc

Timestamp:

Aug 2, 2007, 12:26:40 AM (18 years ago)

Author:

Bruno Cornec

Message:

• Improve tape support doc (Tilman Schmidt <tilman_at_imap.cc>)
• mdadm.conf files added to deplist
• Fix gentoo issues again (Francesco Talamona ti.liame_at_email.it)
• Fix bug #187 (Scott Cummings rsc_at_usfamily.net)

(merge -r1579:1590 $SVN_M/branches/2.2.5)

Location:

branches/stable/mondo-doc

Files:

• distributions/gentoo/mondo.ebuild (modified) (1 diff)
• mondorescue-howto.sgml (modified) (3 diffs)

branches/stable/mondo-doc/distributions/gentoo/mondo.ebuild

@@ -13 +13 @@
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="-* ~x86"
+KEYWORDS="~x86 ~ia64 ~amd64 -*"
 IUSE=""
 

branches/stable/mondo-doc/mondorescue-howto.sgml

@@ -612 +612 @@
 your tape streamer with '-d <device>'. You don't usually need
 to but it's good to be on the safe side. Some computers call your
-tape streamer /dev/osst0, some call it /dev/ftape, ...</para>
+tape streamer /dev/osst0, some call it /dev/ftape, ...
+Also, depending on the tape streamer model, a tape should be inserted 
+in the tape drive before starting mondoarchive, otherwise it may not 
+recognize the drive.</para>
 </listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
@@ -728 +731 @@
 fopen(), fread(), fwrite() and fclose() to interact with tape
 drives. That works for most drives but some drives just don't like
-that.</para>
+that.
+Also, depending on the tape streamer model, a tape should be inserted 
+in the tape drive before starting mondoarchive, otherwise it may not 
+recognize the drive.</para>
 <para>Mondo Rescue has been tested thousands of times on various computers.
 It has worked for them.
@@ -2901 +2907 @@
 and defblksize using 'mt', or tweaking Mondo's block size by
 recompiling it with make INTTAPE=4096 or INTTAPE=8192 or something.
-Other than that, you need a priest or a refund.</para>
+Other than that, you need a priest or a refund.
+Also, depending on the tape streamer model, a tape should be inserted 
+in the tape drive before starting mondoarchive, otherwise it may not 
+recognize the drive.</para>
 </answer>
 </qandaentry>