Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:47:39 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net> To: jim <jim@jwweeks.com> Cc: Sam <sam@wa4phy.net>, Doug Silver <dsilver@quantified.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI tape error using Amanda/dump Message-ID: <20020403114739.P95986@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204021923460.313-100000@veager.jwweeks.com>; from jim@jwweeks.com on Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 07:27:08PM -0500 References: <3CAA0BF9.2CE0EB2A@vortex.wa4phy.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204021923460.313-100000@veager.jwweeks.com>
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On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 07:27:08PM -0500 I heard the voice of jim, and lo! it spake thus: > On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Sam wrote: > > > FWIW, anybody know of a way to "rejuvinate" corrupted, > > but otherwise little used tapes? > > Have you tried a large magnet? Sounds like a joke, but it works on other > magnetic media. I used to see these commercial sold to clear VHS > tapes. If the tape is otherwise un-usable, give it a try. a.k.a., "A bulk eraser". Any decent electronics store should have 'em. Radio Shack, Best Buy, Office Depot.... -- Matthew Fuller (MF4839) | fullermd@over-yonder.net Unix Systems Administrator | fullermd@futuresouth.com Specializing in FreeBSD | http://www.over-yonder.net/ "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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