Re: [Bug-tar] tar: unable to read LTO4 tapes on a LTO5 drive using tar

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

peter.c...@stfc.ac.uk wrote:
# Rescue Logfile. Created by GNU ddrescue version 1.16
# Command line: ddrescue /dev/st0 /tmp/lto/tar logfile
# current_pos  current_status
0x11E6E9E8000     /
#      pos        size  status
0x00000000  0x0416D600  -
0x0416D600  0x007E4600  /
0x04951C00  0x0381BC00  -
0x0816D800  0x027E4600  /
...

It seems ddrescue can't read anything, but the tape is giving errors at 
an astounding speed. I guess it is a format or drive problem, not a 
media problem.

Mark: ddrescue does work for tapes.


Regards,
Antonio.