>Anybody know some trick to bring back at least part of it? I tried skipping
>blocks, records and files without success? I'm using VMS 7.2 and a Cipher SCSI
>tape.
It depends on the SCSI tape drive's firmware, but with many you'll be able
to skip over bad parts with a combination of SET MAGTAPE/SKIP=FILES
and SET MAGTAPE/SKIP=RECORDS.
If the SCSI tape drive won't let you do this, it's probably because its firmware
thinks that a tape error means end-of-tape and won't let you go past. I
can't make any other recommendation other than to get a different drive
(preferably, something with a "less intelligent" interface. It's rarely
good when the peripheral thinks you know better than it what you want it to
do!)
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Received on Thu Dec 09 1999 - 16:46:58 GMT