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Re: help on dump ! a.s.a.p !





Alex Rier wrote:

> > Date:          Thu, 12 Feb 1998 11:11:02 +0200
> > From:          Erez Doron <erez@savan.com>
> > To:            ILUG <linux-il@linux.org.il>,
> >                Net group for linux <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu>
> > Subject:       help on dump ! a.s.a.p !
> > Reply-to:      Erez Doron <erez@savan.com>
>
> > I hope you can help me
> > I need a solution a.s.a.p
> >
> > here is my former email ( to linux-il ), with some changes:
> >
> >
> > running the command:
> > dump 1usf 208333 sun2:/dev/nrst3
> > on linux 2.0.32, RH5.0 (installed over RH4.2) Intel Pentium MMX,
> > i get:
> >
> >
> >   DUMP: Date of this level 1 dump: Wed Feb  4 23:59:12 1998
> >   DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: Tue Feb  3 23:59:11 1998
> >   DUMP: Dumping /dev/hda2 (/) to /dev/nrst3 on host barbie
> >   DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files]
> >   DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories]
> >   DUMP: estimated 39511 tape blocks on 0.01 tape(s).
> >   DUMP: dumping (Pass III) [directories]
> >   DUMP: dumping (Pass IV) [regular files]
> >   DUMP: 68.49% done, finished in 0:02
> >   DUMP: bread: lseek fails
> >   DUMP: bread: lseek fails
> >   DUMP: bread: lseek fails
> >   DUMP: bread: lseek fails
> >   DUMP: bread: lseek fails
> >   .
> >   .
> >   .
> >   DUMP: bread: lseek fails
> >   DUMP: bread: lseek fails
> >   DUMP: DUMP: 39567 tape blocks on 1 volumes(s)
> >   DUMP: level 1 dump on Wed Feb  4 23:59:12 1998
> >   DUMP: Closing /dev/nrst3
> >   DUMP: DUMP IS DONE
> >
> >
> > i get a lot of lines (handreds) of :
> >   DUMP: bread: lseek fails
> >
> > i ran e2fsck , but there was nothing wrong with my fs
> >
> >
> > notes:
> >
> > when i do : rsh sun1 ufsdump 1usf 208333 sun2:/dev/nrst3
> > or        : rsh sun2 ufsdump 1usf 208333 /dev/nrst3
> > everything works o.k.
> >
> > the backup tape is a scsi dds2 dat tape (4MB)
> > it is installed on sun2 ( both suns are ultra1 170e, solaris 2.5.1)
> > it heppens on each and every one of my 10 cassetes
> >
> >
> >
> > any ideas ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Erez.
> >
> >
>
> 1. Do you succeed doing regular tar to this device?

yes !

> 2. Make sure that you use "Kosher" SCSI ID for this tape drive.
>

the problem is not the tape, i get similiar results when trying tobackup
into /dev/null

>
>
> Alex Rier
> alexr@gezernet.co.il

Regards
Erez

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