Re:Re: Dump/restore problem with DAT-drive (Major hint!!!)

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From: Andreas Ploeger
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 02:01

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In article <1gkvvfINN66@menudo.uh.edu> sears@tree.egr.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears)  
writes:
> In article <1992Dec9.101922.618@nexcom.hanse.de> helmut@nexcom.hanse.de  
> (Helmut Schoenborn) writes:

> #...Trying to restore by
> #
> #	restore if /dev/rst0
> #	
> #I receive
> #
> #	Tape/disk read error: I/O error
> #...
> 
> I think this is because your drive is not set to fixed block mode for  
> restore which it was during dump.  What I do, and this has ALWAYS worked,  
> is a 
> 
> localhost:4# restore i
> /dev/rxt0: I/O error
> 
> Then I do a
> 
> localhost:5# restore if /dev/nrst0
> 
> and the restore works just fine.

I (have to) use /etc/restore bf 10 /dev/rst0.

Greetings,

  Andreas
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Andreas Ploeger                      E-Mail: ploeger@tpki.toppoint.de

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