Re: how do you test for a bad tape...?

[Marc SCHAEFER]

John W. Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm sure this is something I should probably already know, aside from
> being mildly off-topic, but is there a way to test a tape for quality
> *before* you put a backup on it?  I just had a brand new tape come back

The built-in SCSI chg driver tests for soft error counters. Alternatively,
if using the DISASTER_RECOVERY floppy I gave the URL recently in amanda.hackers
you will be able to read the error counters and exercise the tape.