On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, michael wrote:
> > I think this might be a hardware compatibility problem, but you be the > > judge. > > > > Using tar, I can write a tape archive to the scsi dat drive (tar cvf > > /dev/st0 /usr/kbmosas) without any errors but when I try to read the tape > > back (tar tvf /dev/st0 or tar xvf /dev/st0), I get the following > > messages > > intermingled with the verbose output from tar listing the files in the > > archive; > > > > tar: Skipping to next header means the tape was jumping around waiting for your system or .. > > tar: Archive contains obsolescent base-64 headers > > tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors your tape is bad .. and/or clean the head ... and/or when writing .. find /home/kbmosas | buffer | tar cvf /dev/st0 c ya alvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]