On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 02:26:26PM +0100, Nigel Trivass wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to extract the contents of a 4MM tape using dd.
>
> The tape contains backup data from a Windows NT machine. I am waiting for
> confirmation of the backup software used.
>
> Can I use dd to extract the contents of the tape?
I'd assume so, IF the tape is in a format your drive's firmware can handle.
> I've tried using this command
>
> dd if=/dev/st0 of=tapedata
>
> But LINUX responds
>
> dd: /dev/st0: Input/output error
> 0+0 records in
> 0+0 records out
You may need to tell it what blocksize to use:
dd if=/dev/st0 of=tapedata bs=xxxx
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