ghe2001 wrote: > On Friday, November 13, 2020 7:51 PM, Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> > wrote: > > > It doesn't ring a bell, but did you do the diagnostic steps of: > > > > - get a dump of what's on the problem tape now, confirm which > > part is good > > > > - write a different file to a new tape > > - read it back and confirm MD5 or SHA1/256 hash matches > > - write your file to the new tape, read it back and confirm hash > > matches > > > > - try writing your file to the problem tape again > > It's not a bad tape, it's a hardware/software problem, I think. This shows > up on every tape in the pile.
Right, that routine is to establish whether you have a tape problem or a hardware problem. It won't be a software problem. The tape interface hasn't changed for decades. Sorry. Are you committed to tape? 2TB spinning disks are remarkably cheap these days. -dsr-
