While the actual problem reported was actually consistent with the error
(label not 40 words ==> tape was physically "bad"), I believe I've also seen
this error occur when the tape was created on a 7980 w/HARDWARE compression
enabled -- the initial header "looks OK" to STORE/RESTORE since at least
some portion of the record needs to be recognizable to the tape drive, but
if the tape drive doesn't have the hardware compression firmware at all, it
simply cannot read any more of the tape...

[did anyone ever get around to writing a software de-compression routine for
tapes stored w/hardware compression?  i.e., simply read the bytes from tape
"as is" and then do the decode process from the data now "on disc"]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald R Horner [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 2:04 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Problem restoring from old tape (1995)
>
>
> I thought that you had to use the transport option for the restore.
>
>
> Larry Barnes wrote:
>
> > "Bailie, Jack" wrote:
> >
> > > We're trying to restore a data base from 1995 and getting
> the following
> > > error.
> > >
> > >         INVOKING CMSTORE TO READ MPEv MEDIA
> > >         MPE-XL Transport Store-Restore, C.05.08  (C)
> Hewlett-Packard Co.,
> > > 1988.
> > >         WED, SEP 13, 2000, 10:33 AM
> > >
> > >         RECSIZE OF RECORD HOLDING STORE/RESTORE LABEL WAS
> NOT 40 WORDS
> > >          (S/R 6188)
> > >
> > > Has anyone seen this error or know what may be wrong? Is
> it a bad tape?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jack Bailie
> >
> > If my memory serves me correctly I believe that error comes
> from tying to
> > restore files from MPE/V using the new MPE/ix restore
> command. If that's true
> > there is a way around it but....now my memory is fading.
> >
> > --
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> Ron Horner
> HP3000 Systems Admin
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>