Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:06:43 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-hardware@FreeBSD.org, FreeBSD-scsi@FreeBSD.org Subject: Seeking beyond EOF on SCSI DDS tapes Message-ID: <20020722033643.GA80263@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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Idiot that I am, I managed to overwrite the beginning of an important tape backup with a small quantity of other data. The backup is on a DDS-4 cartridge, a total of 31 separate files containing about 35 GB of data. It's clear that the first one or two files have been overwritten, but after that the original data is still on the tape, and since it's in separate files, it should be readable--*if* I can get to it. All positioning commands that I know stop after a double tape mark. Is there any diagnostic command which can get beyond the double tape mark? Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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