We did try cloning and it failed before the end and was marked incomplete.

Thanks, Charlie

On 4/7/06, Darren Dunham <ddunham AT taos DOT com> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone else seen their restore fail with premature EOF marks on the
> > tape?  Does anyone know a way to find/overcome a false EOF marker?
>
> Odd.  I suppose it depends on if the marker really is false and how it
> got there.  I've certainly seen some interactions cause tapes to be
> overwritten, but that's usually becuase of a full rewind, not a random
> one in the middle.
>
> Your savesets are somewhat large, but you might try cloning them.  That
> should tell you immediately if the entire saveset is readable.  An early
> EOF would be detected during the clone.
>
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