[Info-vax] Odd BACKUP error: unsupported file structure !

[JF Mezei]

Simon Clubley wrote:

> Why isn't $ BACKUP/COMPARE suitable ?


Thanks. With my system having been essentially down for days now while
doing a backup of the drive, I haven't had access to normal HELP and had
never used /COMPARE before. I asky my buddy Mr Google and indeed, this
exactly what I will need if/when this backup completes. (am now at 60%
of 9.8 gigs to backup).


BTW, why can't one do a @TCPIP$STARUP  when booted minimum ? Is this
just some arbritary decision or must there be specific drivers that are
needed which are not loaded in a minimum boot ?

Is it just a question of undefining some logical name that indicates
this was a minimum boot after which once can start TCPIP ?

(It would be nice to have telnet access into the system while that
backup is monopolizing OPA0: (serial port) for days.  (it is too late
for this backup pass, but if backup/compare ends up taking just as long,
it would be nice to enable telnet access so that other tings can be done
while the compare spends days.