amrecover seems to access the indexs fine and the tape server. I type 
extract, load the tape and it acts as if it is recovering the file. 
there is activity on the tape device. The file is never restored. 
short clip below:
amrecover> setdate 2003-05-14
200 Working date set to 2003-05-14.
amrecover> ls
2003-05-14 .
2003-05-14 2000 PROJECTS.doc
2003-05-14 360 Review.doc
2003-05-14 Acerpt.doc
2003-05-14 December 25.doc
2003-05-14 Exchange/
2003-05-14 Graham Backup Procedures.doc
2003-05-14 Kenneth W Lynch1.doc
2003-05-14 LISTDS.EXE
2003-05-14 PUTTY.RND
2003-05-14 REPAIR RETURN REQUEST FORM.doc
2003-05-14 Recycle.exe
2003-05-14 Support.doc
2003-05-14 WINDOWS/
2003-05-14 comreads.dbg
2003-05-14 comused.dbg
2003-05-14 conspiracy.pl
2003-05-14 conspiracy_pl.txt
2003-05-14 drivers/
2003-05-14 files/
2003-05-14 index.html
2003-05-14 ken.txt
2003-05-14 libstdc.so.2.8.0
2003-05-14 lmhosts
2003-05-14 mailbox.pab
2003-05-14 outlook.pst
2003-05-14 perm.pl
2003-05-14 sdconf.rec
2003-05-14 server.cer
2003-05-14 test
2003-05-14 test.txt
2003-05-14 testuser/
2003-05-14 winbindd_cache.bak
2003-05-14 wkeventlog_app_981023.txt
2003-05-14 wkeventlog_sys_981023.txt
2003-05-14 y2kcheck.doc
amrecover> add test.txt
Added /SERVER2/gkwl/test.txt
amrecover> extract

Extracting files using tape drive /dev/nst0 on host tapemonkey.
The following tapes are needed: LinuxSys-6

Restoring files into directory /home/SERVER2/gkwl
Continue? [Y/n]: y

Load tape LinuxSys-6 now
Continue? [Y/n]: y

at this point it just sets there for about an hour and then returns 
to the amrecover prompt with no further info.

Please help.

Thanks
Ken lynch