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Date:      Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:27:08 -0500 (EST)
From:      jim <jim@jwweeks.com>
To:        Sam <sam@wa4phy.net>
Cc:        Doug Silver <dsilver@quantified.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: SCSI tape error using Amanda/dump
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204021923460.313-100000@veager.jwweeks.com>
In-Reply-To: <3CAA0BF9.2CE0EB2A@vortex.wa4phy.net>

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On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Sam wrote:

> FWIW, anybody know of a way to "rejuvinate" corrupted,
> but otherwise little used tapes?

Have you tried a large magnet?  Sounds like a joke, but it works on other
magnetic media.  I used to see these commercial sold to clear VHS
tapes.  If the tape is otherwise un-usable, give it a try.

--
Jim


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