[s-x86] Re: Problem with backup!!!

[Toshio_Kumagai@xxxxxxxxxxx (Toshio Kumagai)]

Yeah, Bob may be correct :-)
But is there any error message in your /var/adm/messages ?
Is your drive OnLine ?
Is a tape inserted in your drive ?
Is that medium OK ?
Is your drive rmt/1 ?
Is your SCSI bus terminated ?
Is tape head in your drive cleaned periodically ? 
have you tried to run "mt -f /dev/rmt/1 status" ?

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On Feb 3,  4:33, Bob Palowoda wrote:
>
>On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Jagjeet.Bhumak wrote:
>
>> hi,
>> 
>> I am having a problem running my backup script on sun/solaris 5.6.
>> Script contains the following lines.
>> #! /bin/sh
>> tar cvf /dev/rmt/1 < path of directories >.
>> 
>> The error reported is "I/O error".
>> Can anybody suggest me the reason for this error.
>> 
>> 
>
>Means your tape drive had a booboo.
>
>---Bob
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  Regards,
  Toshio Kumagai	(Toshio_Kumagai@xxxxxxxxxxx), Japan

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