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@@ -956,13 +956,21 @@ Bacula}{_ChapterRescue} chapter of this manual.
 \item[Solution]
    For SQLite, use the vacuum command to try to fix the database. For either
    MySQL or PostgreSQL, see the vendor's documentation. They have specific tools
-   that check and repair databases.
+   that check and repair databases, see the \ilink{database
+   repair}{DatabaseRepair} sections of this manual for links to vendor    
+   information.
 
    Assuming the above does not resolve the problem, you will need to restore
-   or rebuild your catalog.
+   or rebuild your catalog.  Note, if it is a matter of some
+   inconsistencies in the Bacula tables rather than a broken database, then
+   running \ilink{dbcheck}{dbcheck} might help, but you will need to ensure
+   that your database indexes are properly setup.  Please see
+   the \ilink{Database Performance Issues}{DatabasePerformance} sections
+   of this manual for more details.
+
 \item[Problem]
    How do I restore my catalog?
-\item[Solution]
+\item[Solution with a Catalog backup]
    If you have backed up your database nightly (as you should) and you
    have made a bootstrap file, you can immediately load back your
    database (or the ASCII SQL output).  Make a copy of your current
@@ -1015,7 +1023,7 @@ OK to run? (yes/mod/no):
    you will probably erase your newly restored database tables.
 
       
-\item[Solution]
+\item[Solution with a Job listing]
    If you did save your database but did not make a bootstrap file, then
    recovering the database is more difficult.  You will probably need to
    use bextract to extract the backup copy.  First you should locate the
@@ -1107,6 +1115,16 @@ FileIndex=1-1
    backup, you do NOT want to do a {\bf make_bacula_tables}  command, or
    you will probably erase your newly restored database tables.
 
+\item [Solution withou a Job Listing]
+   If you do not have a job listing, then it is a bit more difficult.
+   Either you use the \ilink{bscan}{bscan} program to scan the contents
+   of your tape into a database, which can be very time consuming 
+   depending on the size of the tape, or you can use the \ilink{bls}{bls}
+   program to list everything on the tape, and reconstruct a bootstrap 
+   file from the bls listing for the file or files you want following
+   the instructions given above.
+
+   There is a specific example of how to use {\bf bls} below.
 
 \item [Problem]
    I try to restore the last known good full backup by specifying
@@ -1174,7 +1192,8 @@ select VolumeName from JobMedia,Media where JobId=1 and JobMedia.MediaId=Media.M
   know the Volume to which it was backed up.
   
 \item [Solution]
-  Use {\bf bls} to indicate where it is on the tape. For example:
+  Either bscan the tape, or use {\bf bls} to indicate where it is on the
+  tape.  For example:
 
 \footnotesize
 \begin{verbatim}