Re: Formating a ftape tape?
On Tue, 10 Mar 1998 servis@purdue.edu wrote:
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> Sorry, I should have checked the HOWTO first, jeez...
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> 4.8. Can I format my tapes under Linux?
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> No!
That applies to the version of ftape which is included in the kernel.
ftape-3.04d, which is installed as modules, has this capability. The
Ftape-HOWTO is in need of updating, obviously.
>From the FTAPE-FAQ:
3.3. Do I have to reboot to the DOS world to format tapes?
Not if you are using the latest version of the Ftape drivers from the
Ftape Home Page. To format a QIC-80, TR-1, TR-3, QICWide 3010 or 3020
tape, make sure that the Ftape-format module is loaded and use the
special version of the mt utility included with Ftape in the
contrib/gnumt directory. Use the ftformat option with an optional
argument that is interpreted as follows:
ftmt ftformat 0
keep the existing header information, DON'T erase the tape prior
formatting it.
ftmt ftformat 1
keep the existing header information and erase the tape prior
formatting it.
ftmt ftformat 2
DON'T keep the existing header information, DON'T erase the
tape.
ftmt ftformat 3
DON'T keep the existing header information, but erase the tape
prior to formatting it.
"ftformat" without parameter is synonymous to "ftformat 1" NOTE: Do
not try to format Ditto 2GB tapes.
Bob
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