Latest Update to Fedora 11 seems to trashe tar

adr · #1 5th December 2009, 01:18 PM

Anyone using tar to back up to tape experience hang up at evolution/mail/sent? Worked fine until latested update.
Also unable to kill tar process when it hangs.

SlowJet · #2 5th December 2009, 02:12 PM

I would help if you showed the versions of tar and amanda,
and the tar command parms used.

SJ

adr · #3 5th December 2009, 02:21 PM

Thanks. Solved it. Seems to be compatibilty issue with USB tape drive and USB keyboard. Probably unaccounted for hardware interrupt.
Thanks though.

SlowJet · #4 5th December 2009, 02:27 PM

That is good to know, as I have had no problem with tar for many versions.
Hardware seems to be more of an issue than code bugs in the general programs.

SJ