Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:35:38 +0200 (CEST) From: Philippe CASIDY <pcasidy@casidy.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: [SOLVED] Re: tar: read error on /dev/sa0 : Input/output error Message-ID: <200208092041.g79Kf8Z3036734@gueway.home> In-Reply-To: <200207121447.g6CElmuF030364@gueway.home>
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On 12 Jul, Philippe CASIDY wrote: > Hi! > > I am trying to read back tape archives i made using a tar. > > These tapes are DDS-2 and DDS-4. > My drive is > <SONY SDT-10000 0110> at scbus0 target 5 lun 0 (pass1,sa0) > > under > FreeBSD-4.6-Stable > > I type "tar tv" and I have > tar: read error on /dev/sa0 : Input/output error > > mt status returns > Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression > Current: 0x13:X3B5/88-185A 1024 bytes 61000 disabled > ---------available modes--------- > 0: 0x13:X3B5/88-185A 1024 bytes 61000 DCLZ > 1: 0x13:X3B5/88-185A 1024 bytes 61000 DCLZ > 2: 0x13:X3B5/88-185A 1024 bytes 61000 DCLZ > 3: 0x13:X3B5/88-185A 1024 bytes 61000 DCLZ > --------------------------------- > Current Driver State: at rest. > --------------------------------- > File Number: 0 Record Number: 0 Residual Count 0 > > > I have tried to enable and disable compression with no success. > I have to for the blocksize to variable by issuing the following command: mt blocksize 0 Any explanations why I have to do this, are welcome! Phil. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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