doc@holin.ATT.COM (David Mundhenk) (07/12/89)
Regarding crash and failed cpio restoration: [...] ] ] System came up just fine. Then I tried to restore ] my cpio backup (saved with cpio -ocvumB>/dev/rfp021 ] on 10 sector floppies). On disk #3, I got the message: ] ] "I/O failure on header: I/O error ] Can't read input; aborting." ] ] I tried to 'dd' in this floppy to poke around, and 'dd' said the same ] thing. ] ] W H A T G I V E S ? ] ] This is the first time I've had trouble with a cpio backup on this ] system. Could it be a bad floppy, are my heads dirty, or what? ] Is there a way to fix this? I know which files are in this section ] of the backup, and they aren't critical, so if there is a way to ] bypass this section somehow, I'm all ears! (I tried cpio with a ] "!pattern" at the end - it still bombs). ] It has been suggested to me to try 'afio' which was posted here a while back, and I do have a copy of it that can be restored. I won't be able to try this until this evening. Any other ideas are still quite welcome! Dave -- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: EMAIL: ...!att!holin!doc | "I can't complain but | /^, VOICE: (201)-580-4943 | sometimes I still do"| / } _, , , __ #include <std.disclaimer> | - Joe Walsh | /_./ (_l |/ <~_