tar: tape read error

[inma]

When I want to list the table of a tape writed with a tar command like this:
tar -tvf /dev/rmt/1n

this message appears:

tar: tape read error

Anybody can help me?

Thanks,

 

[Annihilannic]

Are you sure the tape has been rewound? The "n" /dev/rmt/1n implies "norewind", so if that's the device you normally use perhaps the head is still positioned at the end of the tape? Try the mt rewind command perhaps.

Annihilannic.

 

[inma]

Hi Annihilannic, I have tried with both ways (1 and 1n), and always I write "mt -f /dev/rmt/1 rewind" before.

Inma

 

[Annihilannic]

Dodgy tape? Have you tried with another tape? Can you dd off the tape?

Annihilannic.

 

[p5wizard]

Are you sure the tape was written successfully?

Show command used to create the tar tape please?


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[inma]

Hi Annihilannic, another tape works well.
I have used dd if=/dev/rmt/1 of=kk and dd if=/dev/rmt/1 of=kk conv=swab, and this message appears:

read: I/O error
0+0 records in
0+0 records out

 

[inma]

Hi p5wizard, the tape was written successfully because the first time I used the same command as now:
tar tvf /dev/rmt/1n, 2 times and finally tar tvf /dev/rmt/1 but always show the message tar: tape read error.

To create the tape I used:
tar cvf /dev/rmt/1n disk1
tar cvf /dev/rmt/1n disk2
tar cvf /dev/rmt/1 disk3

Thanks for all