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Re: Busted Tape Drive

2008-08-07 19:31:24
Subject: Re: Busted Tape Drive
From: Steven Backus <backus AT whimsy.med.utah DOT edu>
To: dustin AT zmanda DOT com (Dustin J. Mitchell)
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:25:54 -0600 (MDT)
"Dustin J. Mitchell" <dustin AT zmanda DOT com> writes:

> I haven't followed this too closely, but are there some takeaway
> messages that could be worked into a FAQ here?
>   http://wiki.zmanda.com/index.php/FAQ

FAQ:Why can I write new labels to my tapes but can't read the old ones?

Check your blocksize.  This behavior occurs when the tape unit is
set to have a particular block size (that may not match at read
time what was used to write a tape).

Steve
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