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Subject: st0: 262144-byte record too big (reading SGI tar tape)
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I'm trying to restore files from tar image tape made on an
SGI. Whether I use "dd" or "tar" I get the same complaint in syslog:

	st0: 262144-byte record too big

I've tried various "bs=" and "conv=" to dd but get the same error so I
suspect the "st" driver is upset with the tape. 262144 bytes is 256KB
which seems unlikely to be a coincidence.

This is on an Archive (Connor/Seagate) Python 4mm DDS2 which I've used
successfully for Amanda. Kernel is 2.2.7-STABLE with a 2.2.6-STABLE
OS.

Any hints on how to recover this tape? 

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