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# (Optional) install the MHVTL virtual tape library to test tapisk without having to use a physical tape drivegit clone https://github.com/markh794/mhvtl.git /tmp/mhvtlcd /tmp/mhvtlcd kernelmakesudo make installsudo modprobe mhvtlcd ..makesudo make installsudo systemctl daemon-reloadsudo systemctlenable --now mhvtl.targetsudo usermod -a -G tape${USER}newgrp tape# Install tapisk$ git clone https://github.com/pojntfx/tapisk.git$cd tapisk# If you have a tape library$ lsscsi -g# Find your tape library (`/dev/sgX`)$ mtx -f /dev/sg1 status$ mtx -f /dev/sg1 load 1# Load a tape into your drive$ lsscsi -g# Find your tape drive (`/dev/nstX`)$ mt -f /dev/nst1 status$ sudo mt -f /dev/nst1 stsetoptions scsi2logical# Enable the `tell` syscall on your tape drive$ mt -f /dev/nst1 setblk 4096# Set the block size$ mt -f /dev/nst1 rewind$ mt -f /dev/nst1 weof# Erase the tape$ mt -f /dev/nst1 rewind$ make$ sudo make install$ sudo rm -f /tmp/tapisk.db&& sudo tapisk --drive /dev/nst1 --index /tmp/tapisk.db# Start the block device; the block device path (/dev/nbdX) will be logged to stdout# In another terminal$ sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/nbd0# Format the tape$ sudotime sync -f~/Downloads/mnt; sudo umount~/Downloads/mnt; sudo rm -rf~/Downloads/mnt&& sudo mkdir -p~/Downloads/mnt&& sudo mount /dev/nbd0~/Downloads/mnt&& sudo chown -R"${USER}"~/Downloads/mnt# Mount the tape to ~/Downloads/mnt$ cat~/Downloads/mnt/test;echo"Current date:$(date)"| tee~/Downloads/mnt/test&& cat~/Downloads/mnt/test; sync -f~/Downloads/mnt/test# Test the filesystem by reading & writing the current date to a file

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