backup - level 0 dump - no 'dev' directory?

I thought that in "DUMP" mode - the backup would include the /dev 
directory.

Is there something else I should do? Or other option? 

I used this command line to backup;

        /opt/schily/bin/star bs=256k -c -xdev -acl level=0 -wtardumps 
f=/dev/nst0 -C / .

And this command to restore: (from the man page)

        mkdir -p /some/dir
        cd /some/dir
        /opt/schily/bin/star bs=256k -xpU -acl -restore f=/dev/nst0

System is RH - EL 4 - intel.

Otherwise - a *QUICK* glance at the restore seems ok  - 
(backups are fast, restores are slow!, I guess the "-no-fsync" is 
something I should look at)

?? Hmm - is there anything else I'm missing. ??

My goal is - the ablity to do a "bare metal recovery from tape" with 
minimal work.

Duane Ellis
Principal Engineer
Franklin Electronic Publishers
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Burlington NJ 08016
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