I got these errors when running amverify using:

tapedev "rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}"

This is with snapshot:

     amanda-2.4.4-20030603.tar.gz

Thanks,
Dick

------- Start of forwarded message -------
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 09:22:27 -0600
From: Amanda user <amanda AT darth.americom DOT com>
To: amanda AT americom DOT com
Subject: AmeriCom AMANDA VERIFY REPORT FOR Full5

Tapes:  Full5
Errors found: 
Full5 ():
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
Full5 ():
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
Full5 ():
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
Full5 ():
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
Full5 ():
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
Full5 ():
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out

amverify Onstream
Fri Jun  6 07:53:22 MDT 2003

Using device rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}
Volume Full5, Date 20030605
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
Checked vulcan.internal.americom.com._boot.20030605.0
** Error detected ()
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
** Error detected ()
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
** Error detected ()
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
** Error detected ()
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
** Error detected ()
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
** Error detected ()
amrestore:   0: skipping start of tape: date 20030605 label Full5
amrestore: could not fsf rait:{file:/holdingdisk/backup,tape:/dev/nst1}: 
Input/output error
** No header
0+0 in
0+0 out
Too many errors.
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