Re: Restoring file from MKSYSB (summary)

From: Robert Miller (rmiller_at_SMUD.ORG)
Date: 04/29/04

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    Date:         Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:30:11 -0700
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    Don't you usually set it to 1024 for 8mm drives, but 0 for DLT's?

    --rm

    -----Original Message-----
    From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of
    John Jolet
    Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 10:52 AM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: Re: Restoring file from MKSYSB (summary)

    hmm, really? I've always specified block size of zero for my
    makesysbs. Otherwise it's too slow.

    Stamper, Steve wrote:

    > Thanks for everyone's feedback. I tried everyone's suggestion (see
    > snip below) and still ended up with the same results. I then started
    > wondering if I had a bad tape so I did another MKSYSB; same results.
    > I changed the block_size between 1024 and 512; same results. I then
    > set the block_size to 0 (variable) and TADA!!! This goes against what
    > I have learned about MKSYSB tapes so I guess I need to do some research.
    >
    > Thanks everyone for your help - Steve
    >
    > <snip_o_failures>
    > # tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
    > # tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 2
    > # restore -Tvf /dev/rmt0.1
    > Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.1.
    > Press the Enter key to continue.
    >
    > restore: 0511-160 Cannot read the backup media
    > /dev/rmt0.1: There is an input or output error.
    >
    > # tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
    > # restore -s4 -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./etc/motd
    > Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.1.
    > Press the Enter key to continue.
    >
    > restore: 0511-157 Cannot skip tape records.
    > #
    >
    > # tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
    > # restore -s3 -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./etc/motd
    > Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.1.
    > Press the Enter key to continue.
    >
    > restore: 0511-160 Cannot read the backup media
    > /dev/rmt0.1: There is an input or output error.
    > #
    >
    > # tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
    > # restore -s2 -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./etc/motd
    > Please mount volume 1 on /dev/rmt0.1.
    > Press the Enter key to continue.
    >
    > restore: 0511-262 Read an unexpected end of file.
    > #
    >
    > </snip_o_failures>
    >

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