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Old 01-13-2010
Listing/copying files from magnetic optical disk
I am trying to list the name of files on an MOD - I use the command
tar vtf /MOD_DRIVE|more
and I get a nice list of filenames/directories on this particular MOD. When I put in another MOD that contains software options I get the error "directory checksum error". I would like to be able to list these files/directories and then copy them to my harddrive - any thoughts?
Thanks in advance

Steve
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Old 01-14-2010
Checkout the following:
"T" (Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide) - Sun Microsystems
Which suggests the blocking factor could be wrong or the data is corrupt.

You could try using dd to extract the data from the M.O.Drive into a file in normal storage where you can play with it without further corrupting the original data.
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Old 01-15-2010
Thanks I will try this - do you then think I will be able to see what is on the drive? That is my main concern now is that I am getting an error on mulitple drives of this type when I am simply trying to list out the files on the drive?
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