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Backup terminated: backup failed - status: 256

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Backup terminated: backup failed - status: 256
« on: July 29, 2004, 03:21:52 PM »
Hi all!
The flexbackup just stopped working for some reason. I first thought it was the drive so i replaced it
with an identical drive but I have the same problem.


flexbackup version 1.1.7 (http://flexbackup.sourceforge.net)
/etc/flexbackup.conf syntax OK

|------------------------------------------------------------
| Checking 'buffer' on this machine... Ok
| Checking /bin/sh on this machine... bash2
|------------------------------------------------------------
| Doing level 0 backup of set all using tar
| All sets = full (1 tapes)
| Rewinding & erasing tape...
| Creating index key 200407290216
| Backup set full (/ /boot)
| Tape #0
|------------------------------------------------------------
At block 0.
|------------------------------------------------------------
| File number 1, tape index 200407290216
| Backup of: /
| Date of this level 0 backup: Thu Jul 29 02:22:02 2004
| Date of last level 0 backup: the epoch
|------------------------------------------------------------
| cd "/" && find . -depth -xdev ! -type s ! -regex "news/articles" ! -regex
|   ".*~"$ -print0 | tar --create --null --files-from=-
|   --ignore-failed-read --same-permissions --no-recursion --totals --label
|   "level 0 / Thu Jul 29 02:22:02 2004 tar+gzip from melissa" --sparse
|   --atime-preserve -b 20 --file - | gzip -4 | buffer -m 3m -s 10k -u 100
|   -t -p 75 -B -o "/dev/nst0"
|------------------------------------------------------------
buffer (writer): write of data failed: Input/output error
bytes to write=10240, bytes written=-1, total written        460K

ERROR from backup, exiting
offending command(s):
cd "/" && find . -depth -xdev ! -type s ! -regex "news/articles" ! -regex ".*~"$ -print0 | tar --create --null --files-from=- --ignore-failed-read --same-permissions --no-recursion --totals --label "level 0 / Thu Jul 29 02:22:02 2004 tar+gzip from melissa" --sparse --atime-preserve -b 20 --file - | gzip -4 | buffer -m 3m -s 10k -u 100 -t -p 75 -B -o "/dev/nst0"
Backup terminated: backup failed - status: 256

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Backup terminated: backup failed - status: 256
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2004, 09:58:34 PM »
I just went through this myself.  I am using a SCSI tape for backup.  If you are using the same, check to see that your SCSI card and/or ribbon cable are good.  My card turned out to be going bad.  As soon as I replaced it, backups started working well again.

JB
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