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From: rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HELP! Problems reading Cartridge Tape
Message-ID: <7370171@hpfcso.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Jul 90 16:08:31 GMT
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re: > I backed up some files from an HP9020 to a 9144 cartridge tape drive

> The command that I tried to read the tapes with was:

> tcio -iv /dev/rct | cpio -iv "*"
> and                      -ivcduvx and every other combination.  

> I keep getting an "Out of Phase" Error which says to try the -c option.
> If I use the -c option, I get the same out of phase error msg.

What is the target system?  If it is a Series 30, try

tcio -icZ

The 300 version of tcio (on output) will write a file-mark (zero-length
record) as the first block, and expecting to find one on input, will skip
the first block (1024 physical record) on input unless told not to ("Z").

I don't know offhand if the 500 tcio writes a zlr, but it might be worth a try.

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