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Re: Formating a ftape tape?



On Tue, 10 Mar 1998 servis@purdue.edu wrote:

: Raymond A. Ingles wrote:
: > 
: > On Tue, 10 Mar 1998 servis@purdue.edu wrote:
: > 
: > > On 10 Mar, Graham Lillico +44 1785 248131 wrote:
: > > >>> Is there any way to format a Qic-80 tape on a ftape device?
: > >
: > > Sorry, I should have checked the HOWTO first, jeez...
: > >
: > >   4.8.  Can I format my tapes under Linux?
: > >
: > >   No!
: > 
: >  Actually, yes, the latest ftape drivers can format tapes. I don't have a
: > URL handy, I'm afraid, but it can be done.
: > 
: 
: Yep, I found it. It is at Sunsite.  Does anybody know if the latest
: ftape drivers are in the latest kernels and if the programs ftformat,
: etc, are making it into some Debian package.  I downloaded the source
: but I don't want to create trouble if I don't have to.
: 
: Brian

There is an ftape-module package in hamm.  It looks to be the latest
version, with the ability to format tapes.

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