Problem with tar

[David_550]

Hi,
I have the following problem with tar:
tar -tvf /dev/rmt/0m
Tar: blocksize = 2
directory checksum error

what is the problem and how i can resolve it?
Please help

Thanks
David

[Patrick Wallek]

Was the tape you are attempting to read originally created with tar?

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi David,

Try to check the file
# file tar_file
tar_file: tar file

did you ftp the file whit binary mode ?

maybe a corrupt file, try and redownload it again.

HTH,
Robert-Jan

[Kent Ostby]

Try frecover on the tape if you are unsure of how it was created.

or cpio for that matter.

Every once in a while I get passed a cpio tape from someone and it catches me off guard.

Best regards,

Kent M. Ostby

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

David,

check this doc.

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000062965233

Document description: Why does tar(1) report directory checksum error
Document id: A1327736

Hope this helps,
Robert-Jan

[sathyajith]

Hi David,

This error may be due to following reason

1. Corrupted files.
2.Bad block in hard disk ( while you taking backup).
3.Problem with media or DDS(tape) drive.
3.Incompatability of drive and media
4.format you used to take backup.( If you are trying to read the backup which you took with cpio or fback it will give you this problem)

Thanks

Sathya

[Alzhy]

If you've temp space and know the size of the tar file on the tape, do:

root# dd if /dev/rmt/0m|of /bigfs/tarfile.tar

root# file /bigfs/tarfile.tar

Chances are it is cpio, compressed or gzipped for which you need to use other utilities ie:

cpio -idvmucat /bigfs/tarfile.tar|gunzip|tar tvf -
cat /bigfs/tarfile.tar|uncompress|tar tvf -

...

HTH.

[V. Nyga]

Hi David,

some more informations would be nice ...
Is it a tape? Is it from SGI workstation?
Do you have a tar-file? From windows?
Have you tried to rename it with extension .gz and to gunzip it?
Or unzip in windows?

Only some ideas ...

Volkmar

[Steve Steel]

Hi


Try

dd if=/dev/rmt/0m bs=10k | tar tvf -

Suspect tape is not compatible with drive or drive is broken.


Can you make a new backup with tar on a blank tape and read it back.


Steve Steel

[David_550]

Thanks, the problem was the operator user.

Thanks