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Solve : nee help readind data from DDS-4 SCSI tape? |
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Answer» I need to recover files from tape cartridges that were written with a Windows SYSTEM. The drive is a SCSI tape drive (Branded DELL but made by ARCHIVE) . I am able to use the lunux 'mt' commmand to rewind the tape an can get status information from the drive. I also was able to use some tape recovery software on a windows partition to read the files on the tape, but could not save the files without buying the software an I don't have the $$. - the point is that the drive is functional and the TAPES are readable. tar XF /dev/nst1 . Your dev point may be different. Possibly you could use dd to inspect the first few block of the tape to see what's on there?Rob, is there a tar for Windows? You didn't tell us what the name of the Windows recovery software was or what format the files are in? To make your attempts a whole lot quicker, I'd copy the tape to disk with dd, and then use file to see if linux recognises the file type. Then you can experiment with extracting the data from your disk copy using tar, unrar, unzip, gunzip, uncompress, bunzip2, CPIO, gtar, or whatever else you think of. If you're lucky file will tell you what it is and you can extract it first time. Quote from: banjo67xxx on May 29, 2009, 05:44:46 PM Rob, is there a tar for Windows? D'oh! As my old maths teacher used to say: Always read the question! Sorry. Yes tar is available (in various guises) for Windows, but it's less likely to be the system used. I wouldn't be surprised if the contents were written by something hideous like NT Backup, in which case I really don't fancy anyone's chances attempting a recovery using a Linux box. Have you tried reading the tape using Windows Backup? |
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