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9.2.3 Select device for backup-Menu

In this menu you can select which device to use for your backups. You can either choose one device from the menu or specify your own file name. This does not install any driver! You need to have a driver for your device in your kernel, so KBACKUP can talk to its device file.

You can also choose between different ways of how to treat the device. KBACKUP currently supports three different ways of archive treatment, which can be set with the Set Device Type -option:

The new LINUX floppy driver supports high volume floppy formats of up to about 1.9 MB per 3.5'' HD floppy, or 3.8 MB per 3.5'' ED floppy. If the corresponding entries are set in your /etc/fdprm file, they can be used from KBACKUP . It will automatically call the setfdprm(1) program for you. For more information on LINUX floppy formats, see the documentation of the fdutils -package, available from: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Misc/fdutils-4.1.lsm/FONT>


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David Frascone
2000-10-13