Package: cpio-mt Version: 2.4.2-2 All I did was 'mt -f /dev/tape fsf 1' resp. 'mt fsf 1'. Both ended in 'Segmentation fault'. BTW this is an SCSI tape. Michael -- Michael Meskes | _____ ________ __ ____ | / ___// ____/ // / / __ \___ __________ meskes@informatik.rwth-aachen.de | \__ \/ /_ / // /_/ /_/ / _ \/ ___/ ___/ | ___/ / __/ /__ __/\__, / __/ / (__ ) Use Debian Linux! | /____/_/ /_/ /____/\___/_/ /____/