tar "memory fault"

[khj at ecsvax.UUCP]

	We are using the 2.9BSD-CSS/Harvard system on an 11/44.  When
"tar" is used to backup most file systems, there are no problems.
However, another (/dev/hk1c) causes the following message to be
displayed:


		   Memory fault - core dumped.


	I've repeatedly checked "hk1c" with "fsck" and it passes with
flying colors ... I've also tried different magtapes -- including a
brand-new one -- thinking that "tar" is failing on a tape error.

	My last hope -- other than the Net, of course -- is to add
another 512KB to the system on Monday.  This will raise our memory to an
even 1MB.  What troubles me is that I've successfully dumped the
referenced partition before (when, incidentally, it had many more used
blocks).

	Any ideas will be appreciated!



Kenneth H. Jacker
Dept of Math Sciences	   UUCP:      ...!{decvax,akgua}!mcnc!ecsvax!khj
Appalachian State Univ	   BITNET:    khj at ecsvax
Boone, NC  28608