From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Apr 3 9:47:45 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from draco.over-yonder.net (draco.over-yonder.net [198.78.58.61]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7037637B41C for ; Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:47:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by draco.over-yonder.net (Postfix, from userid 100) id 0E793FC5; Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:47:39 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:47:39 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: jim Cc: Sam , Doug Silver , stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI tape error using Amanda/dump Message-ID: <20020403114739.P95986@over-yonder.net> References: <3CAA0BF9.2CE0EB2A@vortex.wa4phy.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5-fullermd.1i In-Reply-To: ; from jim@jwweeks.com on Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 07:27:08PM -0500 X-Editor: vi X-OS: FreeBSD Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 07:27:08PM -0500 I heard the voice of jim, and lo! it spake thus: > 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. a.k.a., "A bulk eraser". Any decent electronics store should have 'em. Radio Shack, Best Buy, Office Depot.... -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@futuresouth.com Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message