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tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3
tar -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./home

So is there a procedure, no matter how difficult/painful, that will
work for AIX 4.2.1?

-js-

Quote:> Surely this is possible, isn't it?  I have a corrupt mksysb tape where
> the corruption lies in the logical volume descriptions (i.e. it won't
> restore).  This corruptness, it turns out was truly present in the
> filesystems.  I have reinstalled and now want to recover all files in
> 2 directories.  I googled and found these steps but they are
> supposedly only good for AIX 4.3.2* and DO NOT WORK for ANY of my
> mksysb tapes (even ones that are NOT corrupt and are KNOWN to be good
> as verified by a full restore):

> tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3
> tar -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./home

> So is there a procedure, no matter how difficult/painful, that will
> work for AIX 4.2.1?

or, if you are feeling funky and want the whole image on disk for ease of access
etc..

mt -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
mt -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3
dd if=/dev/rmt0 of=/tmp/mksysb.img conv=noerror
restore -xqvdf /tmp/mksysb.img ./dirname/
restore -xqvdf /tmp/mksysb.img ./dirname/filename

Rgds
Mark

Quote:>Surely this is possible, isn't it?  I have a corrupt mksysb tape where
>the corruption lies in the logical volume descriptions (i.e. it won't
>restore).  This corruptness, it turns out was truly present in the
>filesystems.  I have reinstalled and now want to recover all files in
>2 directories.  I googled and found these steps but they are
>supposedly only good for AIX 4.3.2* and DO NOT WORK for ANY of my
>mksysb tapes (even ones that are NOT corrupt and are KNOWN to be good
>as verified by a full restore):

>tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3
>tar -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./home

>So is there a procedure, no matter how difficult/painful, that will
>work for AIX 4.2.1?

tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind
tctl -f /dev/rmt0.1 fsf 3
restore  -xvf /dev/rmt0.1 ./home*

We've done exactly what you are trying to do numerous times.
Sometimes you might have to play with the EXACT value(s) of the
directory name(s) but it can and will work.

Good luck.