Re: [Bug-tar] tar: unable to read LTO4 tapes on a LTO5 drive using tar

[Antonio Diaz Diaz]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> > we are getting io errors.
>
> Possibly that's because the tape is bad.

If this is the case and the cause are media errors, you can try reading 
the tape with ddrescue[1].

[1] http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html


Regards,
Antonio.