Try a blocking factor of 2, then try a blocking factor of 1. I think -b is for number of 512 byte blocks... so if you are using 1024 byte blocks use 2. Have you ever been able to restore before?
There is some useful information in the source under docs/RESTORE but it's not extemely verbose on the -b piece of it. Jerry --- Max Kamenetsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jerry, > Same problem. I've tried omitting it AND > setting it to other > values, and none of it helps. > > Thanks, > Max > > * Jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10/22/02 11:14] wrote: > > Are you sure you have the right blocking factor? > > Try omitting the -b and see if it works. > > > > Jerry > > > > --- Max Kamenetsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hi! > > > I'm looking for some help on my restore > problem. > > > Everytime I > > > attempt to restore, I get an error that says > "tape > > > is not a dump > > > tape". Here's a sample output: > > > > > > > > > chinook:/home/.restore# amrestore /dev/nst0 > chinook > > > hda1 > > > amrestore: 0: skipping start of tape: date > > > 20021012 label DAILY09 > > > amrestore: 1: restoring > chinook.hda1.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 2: skipping > zephyrus.sda1.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 3: skipping axon.sda1.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 4: skipping boreas.sda1.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 5: skipping chinook.hda5.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 6: skipping axon.sda3.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 7: skipping > zephyrus.sda3.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 8: skipping boreas.sda3.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 9: skipping axon.sda4.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 10: skipping > zephyrus.sda4.20021012.1 > > > amrestore: 11: skipping chinook.hda6.20021012.0 > > > amrestore: 12: skipping chinook.hda7.0021012.0 > > > amrestore: 13: skipping boreas.sda4.20021012.0 > > > amrestore: 14: reached end of tape: date > 20021012 > > > > > > chinook:/home/.restore# restore -ivf > > > chinook.hda1.20021012.1 -b 512 > > > Verify tape and initialize maps > > > Input is from file/pipe > > > Input block size is 512 > > > Checksum error 21367431044, inode 0 file (null) > > > restore: Tape is not a dump tape > > > > > > chinook:/home/.restore# file > chinook.hda1.20021012.1 > > > > > > chinook.hda1.20021012.1: new-fs dump file > (little > > > endian), This dump Sat Oct 12 00:51:08 2002, > > > Previous dump Thu Oct 10 00:54:42 2002, Volume > 1, > > > Level 788529152, type: tape header, Label nne, > > > Device dev/hda1, Host hinook.stanford.edu, > > > > > > > > > Is this dump corrupted or am I doing something > > > wrong? Incidentally, I > > > had the same problem when using amrestore -p and > > > piping the output to > > > restore and also when trying to use amrecover. > > > > > > I would really appreciate any help you can > offer. > > > There are some > > > critical files on that backup that I need to > > > recover. > > > > > > Please cc me on any replies you send to the > mailing > > > list. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Max > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/
