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tape-creation [2019/11/16 19:02] – rewrite, moved all tape stuff here and added A3070 manual link wiki_admintape-creation [2020/01/26 17:30] – added floppy- and tape-labels wiki_admin
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 This step is also optional, but might save you some time in the long run. Take a look at the cpdist.sh script included with the tape creation script. Modify the device name to be 4hn if you have a 2.1 tape and run it in an empty directory, copying the seglist file into it before you run the script. If you get any errors, you can either try that tape again (retension, zero out, write tape) or try a new tape. No errors? You're ready to install, but it's wise to have a backup tape anyway! This step is also optional, but might save you some time in the long run. Take a look at the cpdist.sh script included with the tape creation script. Modify the device name to be 4hn if you have a 2.1 tape and run it in an empty directory, copying the seglist file into it before you run the script. If you get any errors, you can either try that tape again (retension, zero out, write tape) or try a new tape. No errors? You're ready to install, but it's wise to have a backup tape anyway!
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 +Extra: grab PNG-remakes of the floppy and SCSI-tape -labels ([[https://www.amigaunix.com/lib/exe/fetch.php/amix_tape-and-disk-labels.zip|download(ZIP)]]), print them and make the media look like the original :)
tape-creation.txt · Last modified: 2022/04/15 13:24 by wiki_admin