On 4 Mar 2004 at 8:05, Ernesto A. Zapata Icart wrote:

>1) gfix -v -full mybase.fdb
> result:
>-bad parameters on attach or believes you database
>-secondary server attachments cannot validates you databases
>
> Next, I do:
>
>2) gbak -backup -v -ignores mybase.fdb mybase.fbk
> result:
>gbak: ERROR: internal gds software consistency check (pointer page
>vanished from DPM_next (249))
>gbak: ERROR: gds_$start_request failed
>gbak: Exiting before completion due to errors
>gbak: ERROR: internal gds software consistency check (can't after
>bugcheck continued)
>
> What's happening?

Looks like you are trying to open and backup Firebird database,
using Interbase server.

>Note: In my box GNU/Linux, I have Interbase in the port 3050 and
>Firebird in the 3051. The entrance in the file /etc/services is this:
> gds_db 3050/tcp #InterBase Database Remote Protocol
> fdb_db 3051/tcp #Firebird Database Remote Protocol

But I don't see port numbers in your command strings above...

SY, Dimitry Sibiryakov.