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Date:      Sun, 13 Feb 2000 09:44:45 -0800
From:      Gregory Carvalho <GregoryC@stcinc.com>
To:        wellsian <wellsian@caffeine.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: dump/restore problem
Message-ID:  <38A6ED8D.FDA665B0@stcinc.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002130852150.1275-100000@boris.netgate.net>

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I am certain it is the correct volume. Here are the two commands I issue
prior to restore:

# mt -f /dev/nrsa0 rewind
# mt -f /dev/nrsa0 fsf 3

If I issue
# restore -tf /dev/nrsa0 > files.text
then files.text contains the Employment directory and it's contents.

To create the tape, I use BackupThisSystem script:

#!/bin/sh
for filesys in / /var /usr /usr/newdrv
do
   dump -0au -f /dev/nrsa0 $filesys
done
mt -f /dev/nrsa0 rewind
mt -f /dev/nrsa0 offline

I hope this is what you are asking for regarding the file systems
attached:
/dev/da0s1a             /
/dev/da0s1f             /usr
/dev/da0s1e             /var 
/dev/da1c               /usr/newdrv

Thanks,
Greg

wellsian wrote:
> 
> Are you sure the files in question are on that part of the tape? I mean
> not elsewhere in a multiple-dump backup that might require you to "mt
> /dev/rsa0 fsf 2" first or something? What are the dump commands that
> created the tape? (from when it was blank and fully rewound) What's the
> mount command show for where your filesystems are attached?
> 
> Dave
> 
> On Sun, 13 Feb 2000, Gregory Carvalho wrote:
> 
> > I am unable to restore /usr/newdrv/Employment from a dump volume. I
> > receive the following:
> >
> > # restore -xvf /dev/nrsa0 /usr/newdrv/Employment/
> > Verify tape and initialize maps
> > Tape block size is 10
> > Dump   date: Sat Jan  1 16:16:17 2000
> > Dumped from: the epoch
> > Level 0 dump of /usr/newdrv on homer.stcinc.com:/dev/da1c
> > Label: none
> > Extract directories from tape
> > Initialize symbol table.
> > ./usr/newdrv/Employment is not on the tape
> > Extract requested files
> > You have not read any tapes yet.
> > Unless you know which volume your file(s) are on you should start
> > with the last volume and work towards the first.
> > Specify next volume #: ^Crestore interrupted, continue? [yn] n
> >
> > I am using FreeBSD 3.2R. I have tried entering 0 through 4 for the
> > volume, but to no avail. restore -t displays the Employment dir and it's
> > files. I would appreciate someone explaining the proper restore command
> > syntax since mine is obviously flawed.


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