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Re: [Networker] Is there a way to do a raw read off a tape that had a block size error?

2003-01-29 02:59:06
Subject: Re: [Networker] Is there a way to do a raw read off a tape that had a block size error?
From: George Scott <George.Scott AT ITS.MONASH.EDU DOT AU>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTMAIL.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:58:46 +1100
Daniel,

> I am a victim of the terrible st.conf misconfigure.  I have AIT2 tapes that
> were written in 2k blocks rather than 64k blocks.  I desperately need to get
> the info off these tapes.  When I do a restore, I am getting about a 70%
> success rate (which surprises greatly) but some of the files I am getting
> failures on are pretty critical.  Is there a way I can do a raw read off
> these tapes or use scanner or something to get this data?  I am at a loss
> here on what to do.  Thankfully st.conf is now fixed and the problem
> shouldn't happen again (hopefully).  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

What happens if you put back the misconfigured version of st.conf and
attempt the recovery?

I guess that the results would depend on exactly what was wrong with
it...

George.
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George Scott           George.Scott AT its.monash DOT edu
Systems Programmer, IT Services, Monash University

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