HCART@VAX.OXFORD.AC.UK (03/29/90)
Our 3130 filesystem has been almost unchanged recently, so I've not done a tape backup for a little while. Now a software update has arrived in tar format, but when I try to load it, it reads the tape happily for 30 seconds, then gives a IO error or end of tape message and clams up. Feeding in a new tape, or the old one again does not restart reading. Similarly, when writing tar falls over, and cpio, when writing a short test file responds (after apparently having written something to the tape) --1 K written sq0: can't write tape EOF sq0: can't rewind tape Does this look familiar to anyone out there? Is there any way I can check to see if this is a software or a hardware problem? Could it be a screw-up in /dev somehow? Any and all suggestions appreciated. Thanks a lot. Hugh Cartwright HCART@vax.oxford.ac.uk