Extracting tar files from floppy disk
tro...@my-deja.com
dtype /dev/rfd0135ds18
returns /dev/rfd0135ds18 : tar format
When I attempt to extract the files with tar xv I receive the following:
tar: tape read error
read: I/O error
Any suggestions to how I can extract the needed files?
Troy
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Jean-Pierre Radley
| I have a 1.44M disk with files stored in tar format. The command
|
| dtype /dev/rfd0135ds18
|
| returns /dev/rfd0135ds18 : tar format
|
| When I attempt to extract the files with tar xv I receive the following:
|
| tar: tape read error
| read: I/O error
Does "tar xv6" also error out?
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tro...@my-deja.com
Yes. The file /etc/default/tar has archive6=/dev/rfd0135ds18, the same
as the default device.
Jean-Pierre Radley
| In article <1999072012...@jpradley.jpr.com>,
| Jean-Pierre Radley <j...@jpr.com> wrote:
| > tro...@my-deja.com averred (on Tue, Jul 20, 1999 at 03:36:40PM +0000):
| > | I have a 1.44M disk with files stored in tar format. The command
| > |
| > | dtype /dev/rfd0135ds18
| > |
| > | returns /dev/rfd0135ds18 : tar format
| > |
| > | When I attempt to extract the files with tar xv I receive the
| following:
| > |
| > | tar: tape read error
| > | read: I/O error
| >
| > Does "tar xv6" also error out?
| >
|
| as the default device.
Then try to read it with LoneTar or BackupEDGE; or dd the contents to the
hard disk and try to extract from that.
tro...@my-deja.com
Jean-Pierre Radley <j...@jpr.com> wrote:
> tro...@my-deja.com averred (on Tue, Jul 20, 1999 at 06:47:12PM +0000):
> | In article <1999072012...@jpradley.jpr.com>,
> | Jean-Pierre Radley <j...@jpr.com> wrote:
> | > tro...@my-deja.com averred (on Tue, Jul 20, 1999 at 03:36:40PM
+0000):
> | > | I have a 1.44M disk with files stored in tar format. The
command
> | > |
> | > | dtype /dev/rfd0135ds18
> | > |
> | > | returns /dev/rfd0135ds18 : tar format
> | > |
> | > | When I attempt to extract the files with tar xv I receive the
> | following:
> | > |
> | > | tar: tape read error
> | > | read: I/O error
> | >
> | > Does "tar xv6" also error out?
> | >
> |
> | Yes. The file /etc/default/tar has archive6=/dev/rfd0135ds18, the
same
> | as the default device.
>
> Then try to read it with LoneTar or BackupEDGE; or dd the contents to
the
> hard disk and try to extract from that.
>
> --
> Jean-Pierre Radley <j...@jpr.com> XC/XT Custodian Sysop, CompuServe
SCOForum
>
Executing dd if=/dev/rfd0135ds18 of=/tmp/floppy.image resulted in
dd: read error: I/O error (error 5)
13+records in
13+records out
I then tried tar xvf floppy.image, and received the following:
scripts/agefile.sh ....
scripts/asroot ....
tar: directory checksum error
What do you know about block size. I tried others, but unsuccessful.
What is LoneTar, and where can I get a demo?
Jean-Pierre Radley
| Executing dd if=/dev/rfd0135ds18 of=/tmp/floppy.image resulted in dd:
| read error: I/O error (error 5) 13+records in 13+records out
|
| I then tried tar xvf floppy.image, and received the following:
| scripts/agefile.sh .... scripts/asroot .... tar: directory checksum
| error
|
| What do you know about block size. I tried others, but unsuccessful.
I conclude you have a damaged floppy. Good luck...
| What is LoneTar, and where can I get a demo?
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Lawrence Kirby
...
>Executing dd if=/dev/rfd0135ds18 of=/tmp/floppy.image resulted in
>dd: read error: I/O error (error 5)
>13+records in
>13+records out
That is indicative of a bad disk, i.e. an unreadable sector. Try
dd if=/dev/install of=floppy.image bs=18k
If that doesn't work try a different system with a different floppy
disk drive if you can or get the data written to a new floppy disk.
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Bill Vermillion
Lawrence Kirby <fr...@genesis.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <7n2rij$9q2$1...@nnrp1.deja.com> tro...@my-deja.com writes:
>
>...
>
>>Executing dd if=/dev/rfd0135ds18 of=/tmp/floppy.image resulted in
>>dd: read error: I/O error (error 5)
>>13+records in
>>13+records out
>
>That is indicative of a bad disk, i.e. an unreadable sector. Try
>
> dd if=/dev/install of=floppy.image bs=18k
>
>If that doesn't work try a different system with a different floppy
>disk drive if you can or get the data written to a new floppy disk.
He might also want to try skip option to dd to see if he can get
past that point.
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