[brlug-general] Solaris: 'fsck /dev/rmt/0'?

[John Hebert]

Howdy,

I am testing ufsdump for use in backups on a Solaris 10 box. Testing was going fine, then I get this:

bash-2.05# ufsdump 0c /dev/rmt/0 /tmp
  DUMP: Warning - block 16 is beyond the end of `/dev/rmt/0'
  DUMP: Warning - super-block on device `/dev/rmt/0' is corrupt - run fsck
  DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.

Seems kinda weird to run fsck on a tape device, but UNIX elevates one's understanding of weirdness to a higher level.

I rewound the tape ('mt rewind') and retried the above command a couple of times, but get the same result.

Should I just run 'fsck /dev/rmt/0'? Should I just erase the entire tape ('mt erase')? Is the tape just fubar and not usable?

Thanks for your help.

John Hebert





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