On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 11:44, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2003 at 11:13:18AM -0500, jessica blackburn wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Err, amrecover is a recovery tool (hence the name) not a backup tool.
> > > > 
> > > > i'm a bit frazzeled and met to say recover.  do you have any ideas as to
> > > > why its not working?
> > > 
> > > Please post your responses below the quoted text -- it makes it easier to 
> > > follow the conversation.  And please keep all responses on the list, so 
> > > that others can chime in.
> > > 
> > > As for why it's not working, do what the error message tells you to do: 
> > > "check amidxtaped.debug file on hccweb".  It should be in /tmp/amanda and 
> > > may have a time stamp in the middle of the file name.  Post the contents 
> > > of that file.
> > 
> > here is my debug
> > 
> ...
> > amidxtaped: time 0.001: Ready to execv amrestore with:
> > path = /usr/sbin/amrestore
> > argv[0] = "amrestore"
> > argv[1] = "-h"
> > argv[2] = "-p"
> > argv[3] = "file:/backup/"
> > argv[4] = "^hccweb$"
> > argv[5] = "^/TestNT/test$"
> > argv[6] = "20031229"
> > amrestore: error reading file header: Input/output error
> 
> Can you access your file tapes using things like the amtape command?
> Does it show you the correct tape is loaded and has a good header?
> 
> If that can not be done, no reason to try other things.
> 
> When amrecover said "load ..... now" did you actually load the
> correct file tape before answering "y"?
> That message is not so much a question but a directive.

yes i can use the amtape command and i am also sure that the correct
tape is loaded.  the most recent error that i am now getting is as
follows:

FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS:
                                                                                
/-- hccweb     /TestNT/test lev 0 STRANGE
sendbackup: start [hccweb:/TestNT/test level 0]
sendbackup: info BACKUP=/bin/tar
sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/bin/tar -f... -
sendbackup: info end
? gtar: ./ccc.mp3: file changed as we read it
| Total bytes written: 2027520 (1.9MB, 990kB/s)
sendbackup: size 1980
sendbackup: end
\--------
                                                                                
this happens when i run an amdump.