Try loading the tape in the drive first and running a simple scanner
command to make sure a) you have the right device, b) the volume is indeed
the volume you're looking for, c) watch for the SSID required to show up
(may take long time - 3 hrs if at end of DLT7k).  Beware scanner -B
command - didn't work in certain version(s).
Worst case - try mmrecov without specifying file# and record# - will take
much longer, but should find requested SSID.

HTH
Carl Farnsworth
DigiDyne Inc.

On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:26:33 -0500, Lynsey Wyles <Lynsey_2_Wyles AT GSK DOT COM>
wrote:

>I am having to run mmrecov on my backup server.
>
>I am having to go back a few bootstrap reports to capture the media dbase
>when it was last ok, has become corrupt.
>
>I am running mmrecov and entering the info  ssid, file#, record# and then I
>am manually placing the tape into the drive, but as soon as I hit this off
>it fails:
>
>mmrecov: failed to start scanner
>mmrecov aborted
>and the command prompt comes back with
>>uasm: invalid save stream
>
>HELP?

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