Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!info-vax From: info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA Newsgroups: fa.info-vax Subject: RE: Standalone backup v4.1 Message-ID: <5268@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Tue, 5-Mar-85 22:33:24 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.5268 Posted: Tue Mar 5 22:33:24 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Mar-85 03:44:03 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.ARPA Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 9 From: Ronald A. JarrellHave you considerd tape drive hardware problems? That sounds a little flaky to me. Could be something as simple as the read gain isn't up as far as it should be.. (or the write, they're independent.) Or, even on a new drive, the heads may well be dirty enough to screw you up. -Ron