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From: Peter Dufault <dufault@hda.com>
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Subject: Re: PROBLEMS WITH HP SURESTORE 2000
In-Reply-To: <199612071512.PAA14614@mail.agi.infase.es> from Albert Vilarnau Celerain at "Nov 1, 60 07:43:26 am"
To: tito@agi.es (Albert Vilarnau Celerain)
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 01:28:34 -0500 (EST)
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> when i make a backup copy to HP surestore 2000 no problems.(make with tar
> cvf /dev/nrst0)
> 
> when i try to read the backup copy, the driver returns next message (tar
> tvf /dev/nrst0)
> 
> st0(ahc0:3:0) BLANK CHECK req sz: 10240 (decimal) asc:0,5 end-of-data
> detected

Do you rewind in between the two tars?  nrst0 is the no-rewind device.  Try
"mt -f /dev/nrst0 rew".

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