On Feb 20, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Bruce Arro wrote:
btape: btape.c:943 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes. btape: btape.c:505 Wrote 1 EOF to "IBM3590" (/dev/ntibm2) btape: btape.c:959 Wrote 1000 blocks of 64412 bytes. btape: btape.c:505 Wrote 1 EOF to "IBM3590" (/dev/ntibm2) btape: btape.c:968 Rewind OK. Reposition to file:block 0:4 Block 5 re-read correctly. Reposition to file:block 0:200 Block 201 re-read correctly. Reposition to file:block 0:999 Block 1000 re-read correctly. Reposition to file:block 1:0 Block 1001 re-read correctly. Reposition to file:block 1:600 btape: btape.c:1010 Reposition error.
Hmmm. Looks like backspacing is broken. There are a number of Storage Daemon configuration options you may try. BSF at EOM = Yes and TWO EOF = Yes seem like good ideas. You might try Backward Space Record = No (and maybe Backward Space File = No); this will slow performance but may let it reposition correctly. Also, I assume that your other tape tools are able to do this kind of stuff? I mean, it'd be frustrating to spend a lot of time only to find out that your drive was out of alignment and wasn't really rewinding accurately so your backwards repositions were, in fact, broken. Adam ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
