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avk@hafnium.cchem.berkeley.edu (Tony Konashenok) writes:
>I am trying to restore my system disk (RD53) from backup tape (TK50).
>I boot standalone backup from TK50, it comes to "$" prompt, and I
>enter
>       backup/image/initialize/log _mua0:backup1.sav/save_set _dua0:
>
>(also tried it with fewer qualifiers).
>It calibrates the tape (which is by that time loaded and ready),
>probably finds the file backup1.sav, and says:
>
> ... Mount volume 1 in _SABKUP$MUA0: for reading
>     Enter "YES" when ready:
>
>I enter YES - it does *nothing* and repeats the same request.
>Entering YES doesn't help in any tape status (ready, just made ready,
>not ready), and there seems to be no way to get out of this loop
>except rebooting. If I initially load a wrong tape, BACKUP examines
>it all, reports "no such file" and comes back to "$".
>
>What is wrong in my actions? If nothing, what is wrong with BACKUP ?
 
It *APPEARS* that you are entering the needed commands properly.  A couple of
comments:
 
   o If you are using VMS V5.5 and have a slave printer connected to
     your console, there is a known bug which manifests itself when
     you respond to device mount questions.  If you enter `Y', the
     system hangs and the characters "ES" are not echoed.
 
  o It is conceivable that the system is allocating space on your
    system disk for the "new" files.  This can take a fair amount
    of time on slower VAXen.  However, I would suspect you would
    be able to verify this by watching the disk activity light on
    the front of your RD53.  If you see it flickering occasionally,
    this may be the case.
 
  o Also, you can NOT specify the command qualifier /NOASSIST when
    using standalone BACKUP.
 
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