Re: [flexbackup-help] list/extract errors

[Edwin H. <ed...@co...>]

[ Serge Kestens wrote: ]
>
> tape=Onstream ADR2 60GB
> 
> Does anybody has an idea what's going on ?

Is that one of the OnStream drives that require the osst driver?

No experience here, but I know some models are problematic - not totally
SCSI-compliant and you'll need the "osst" driver instead of the standard
"st".  That's my first guess.

Otherwise, not sure. -test-tape-drive works for you....

I'd try a sequence like this to see if you can find out which
file number the archive ended up at:

   mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind 
   flexbackup -list
   
   mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind 
   mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 1
   flexbackup -list
   
   mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind 
   mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf 2
   flexbackup -list

   etc..

Also maybe redo things with indexes set to false; archives themselves start
at file number 0 in that case and you can debug without the header.

Another possible help - when doing the backups, and then lists, pay
attention to the tape drive block numbers and see if they all jive...  for
instance, in the list log you sent, it started at "134227402".  check that
for the backup you were trying to extract, it started at the same number.
(BTW, that number looks high to be the "first" archive on the tape, so
maybe it is a driver problem)


Hope this helps,
   -Edwin


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