[ Bosschaert, MAR wrote: ] > Now I change some data and do a 'flexbackup -set data -differential'. The > backup is made without problem, but i cannot extract and 'flexbackup -list > -num 3' gives: > > cardiores2:/home/rdcard# flexbackup -list -num 3 > > flexbackup version 1.2.0 (http://flexbackup.sourceforge.net) > /etc/flexbackup.conf syntax OK > > |------------------------------------------------------------ > | Checking 'buffer' on this machine... Ok > | Checking /bin/sh on this machine... bash2 > |------------------------------------------------------------ > | Logging output to "flexbackup.list.200309301530.log" > | Positioning tape at file number 3 > |------------------------------------------------------------ > At block 767. > |------------------------------------------------------------ > | buffer -m 32m -p 75 -s 64k -t -u 100 -i "/dev/nht0" | afio -t -z -D > | /usr/bin/flexbackup -v -b 64k - > |------------------------------------------------------------ > Kilobytes Out 0 > afio: "-": No input > |------------------------------------------------------------ > At block 767. > |------------------------------------------------------------ > > I've tried various settings for backupformat and compression, but no > difference. > > Could it be a faulty tape, tapedrive, or general problems with this > particular drive or is it a software problem. Are there any tests I can run > to pin down the cause?
Sounds like it might be some sort of tape file-mark problem... You can check the backup logs to see if block 767 is really where you want to be to get the start of your second archive. I bet its not. You can also try manually positioning things to see if you can find where the data got to: mt rewind ; mt fsf 1 ; flexbackup -list mt rewind ; mt fsf 2 ; flexbackup -list mt rewind ; mt fsf 3 ; flexbackup -list -- Edwin Huffstutler [EMAIL PROTECTED] GnuPG Key ID: AE782DC9 ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
