HP Visualize J5000 hp Visualize J5000, J7000 workstations owner's guide (a4476 - Page 107

The tar (tape file archiver) command saves files to a floppy diskette, restores files from a floppy diskette, or lists files on a floppy diskette. Formatting a New Diskette You must always format a new floppy diskette with the mediainit utility before using it. To format a new floppy diskette follow these steps: 1. Log in as root. 2. Make sure that the write-protect tab on the floppy diskette is in the write position, as shown in Figure 5-1. 3. Insert the diskette into the floppy disk drive. 4. Click on the Terminal Control on the Front Panel of your Workspace. A terminal window opens. 5. Move the mouse cursor into the terminal window and click the left mouse button. 6. Execute mediainit with an interleave of 2 by entering the fol- lowing: mediainit -i 2 /dev/rfloppy/c201d0s0 Enter Transferring Data To and From a Floppy Diskette This section describes how to transfer data to and from your floppy diskette (saving and restoring) using the HP-UX tar command with your floppy drive's device file. You need to set the write protect tab to the write position to transfer data to the diskette. The write-protect tab can be in either position when restoring data from a diskette or listing the files on a diskette. 5-8