New to Linux had no troubles using UNIX!! but cannot seem to read any of the exabyte tapes I was asked to load.

Informed by IS that I need to do the following command

$/bin/mt -f /dev/st2 <ret>

which works to mount the tape but the next command produces an error


$tar -tvf /dev/st2 <ret>

tar: /dev/st2: Cannot read: Input/output error
tar: At beginning of tape, quitting now
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Have changed the blocksize using

$/bin/mt -f /dev/st2 setblk 1024


Nothing is working

ps I hope I am on the correct forum as the last one said I should get off!






JBH