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by **Curt Finc** » Wed, 25 Jun 1997 04:00:00

tar: dev/rwd0s4: minor number too large; not dumped
tar: dev/wd1s3: minor number too large; not dumped
tar: dev/rwd1s3: minor number too large; not dumped
tar: dev/wd1s4: minor number too large; not dumped
tar: dev/rwd1s4: minor number too large; not dumped
...

why is this happenning and should i care?

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by **Don Yunisk** » Wed, 25 Jun 1997 04:00:00

Quote:>tar: dev/rwd0s4: minor number too large; not dumped
>tar: dev/wd1s3: minor number too large; not dumped
>tar: dev/rwd1s3: minor number too large; not dumped
>tar: dev/wd1s4: minor number too large; not dumped
>tar: dev/rwd1s4: minor number too large; not dumped
>...

>why is this happenning and should i care?

This appears to be something inherent in the tar used in FBSD.
(since FBSD has very wide device minor numbers). Should you care?
Well, strictly speaking, if you want to be able to recreate an
entire filesystem -- including all of the /dev entries -- from
a tarball, then I guess this is an issue. Otherwise, it should
only affect /dev entries and you could always recreate them
using /dev/MAKEDEV

I'd prefer a fix to tar...

--don

by **J Wuns** » Wed, 25 Jun 1997 04:00:00

> >tar: dev/rwd1s4: minor number too large; not dumped
> This appears to be something inherent in the tar used in FBSD.

This appears to be something inherent in the tar file format.

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by **Patrick M. Hause** » Thu, 26 Jun 1997 04:00:00

> > >tar: dev/rwd1s4: minor number too large; not dumped

> > This appears to be something inherent in the tar used in FBSD.

> This appears to be something inherent in the tar file format.

As an addon: don't use tar for backup, use cpio.
Or Amanda ;-)

For cpio:

# cd /
# find -d -x . usr var home usr/local -print | cpio -oB -H newc -O
/dev/rst0
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ use your filesystems here

Note the _missing_ "/" in ". usr var ...", you won't be able
to extract your backup to a different location, if you add
it.

Patrick

by **J Wuns** » Sun, 29 Jun 1997 04:00:00

Quote:> As an addon: don't use tar for backup, use cpio.

Better yet, use dump/restore. ;-)

Quote:> Or Amanda ;-)

...does it this way.

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