brad@gcc-milo.ARPA (Brad Parker) (09/05/86)
BSD 4.2, Vax 11/750, rm05, tu77, restore(8): After the usual "bad controller munches rm05 pack", I reformatted an rm05, rebuilt the filesystem and them attempted to restore from a level 0 dump. (newfs; mount; cd ; restore r) After 50-100 feet into the 2400' reel, restore rewinds the tape and asks for the 2nd volume (this is a two tape level 0 dump). Mystified, I put up the 2nd volume. Moments later it starts spraying the console with "./<path name> not found on tape" (or the equivalent). Has anyone ever seen this? I tried a different tape drive (with rrestore) and got the same result. Is this a bug? Could it be a tape error? I tried (mt rew; mt fsf) and the only file on the tape takes up at least 90% of the tape, so it's not an EOF. HELP! (gosh, I wish I had source!) Brad Parker General Confusion harvard!gcc-milo!brad ps: does anyone have any dump/restore file recovery tools? -- J Bradford Parker General Computer (HyperDrive Beach, 3rd Cabana) harvard!gcc-milo!brad Good Sex is easier than a good slow roll. ("Left Stick! Right Rudder!...")