Topic: I need help solving this please...

[David Trask]

I'm getting an error in my flexbackup report.  I did a shutdown and forced "fsck" using the "shutdown -F now" command...yet I'm still getting this report......any ideas?  Other than the messages below (I didn't put the whole log here as it's quite long, but these are all the error messages) the backup completes successfully....I just want to fix this if I can.  Help?

David

DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [block 28073152]:
count=4096
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [block 28073168]:
count=4096
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073152]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073153]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073168]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073154]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073169]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073155]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073170]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073156]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073171]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073157]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073172]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073158]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073173]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073159]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073174]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [block 28073160]:
count=4096
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073175]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073160]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073161]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073162]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073163]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073164]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073165]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073166]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073167]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [block 28073288]:
count=4096
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073288]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073289]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073290]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073291]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073292]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073293]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073294]:
count=512
DUMP: read error from /dev/sda5: Input/output error: [sector 28073295]:
count=512

[Chris O'Donovan]

If I assumed that /dev/sda5 is your tape drive, then I'd conclude that there was a problem with either the drive or the tape.

The command "shutdown -F now" will force a file system check on the hard drive. This will have no effect upon tape drive errors.

Try using a new tape. Tapes have a limited lifetime and should be replaced regularly. You should replace any tape that has been used more than about 50 times.

Try cleaning your tape heads. Tape drives need regular maintenance. You need to use a cleaning cartridge about once a week.

Chris

[Dan Brown]

> If I assumed that /dev/sda5 is your tape drive

...you would be assuming incorrectly.  /dev/sda5 is the first (S)CSI (D)isk (a), partition 5.  The tape drive should be something like /dev/st0.