On 8/11/05, Sebastian Jeremias <ljeremias@lightech.com.ar> wrote:
Greg Freemyer wrote:
Have you looked into stinit?
You can set compression in the /etc/stinit.def file.
I have not experimented with modifying compression via stinit, but that is another thing you can try.
FYI: IIRC the package for this is on the DVD, not the CDs.
Greg
I didn't try that because I don't know the density value to pass to stinit. Do you know it?
A quick google comes up with: # My guess for DDS-4 manufacturer=SONY model = "SDT-10000" { scsi2logical=1 can-bsr can-partitions auto-lock mode1 blocksize=0 compression=1 mode2 blocksize=1024 compression=1 mode3 blocksize=0 compression=0 mode4 blocksize = 1024 compression=0 } That is the entry that goes into /etc/stinit.def Mode1 is the default I think. blocksize=0 means it is variable. compression=1 enables compression. (I think more precise densities can be set here also, but make sure you have compression working first.) If you look at your dmesg output after a boot, you should be able to verify the above manufacturer and model match your drive. the above will only have an impact if you have a stanza like above that matches your drive. Then you typically just call stinit with no args. Greg