I have just fitted a Sony AIT 2 internal streamer to my server and tar -c /usr/ > /dev/st0 seems to send data to the tape and tar -xvf < dev/st0 get's it back :-) Is there any better way to backup and in particular use the clever onboard memory of the AIT tape? Simon -- Gllug mailing list - Gllug at linux.co.uk http://list.ftech.net/mailman/listinfo/gllug