Hi, I am using kernel 2.2.10 that I compiled on Mandrake 6.0, and compiled+installed ftape_4.x from June 99, which seems to work fine. I then installed ftape-tools-1.07 from a RPM, and tried ftformat. "Unknown format API version. Giving up." was the result, with any parameter combination. I can use 'mt' though, to retension tapes, and according to /var/log/messages, the hardware is detected correctly (Conner TapeStor 800 TR-1 on floppy port). I tried to compile various newer versions of ftape-tools, all to no avail. The errors that occur have been discussed on this list. My question is, could someone point out how to fix 1.07 tools so ftformat works, or how to make the 1999_03_17 version (step by step, and are there special tool versions required) ? Thanks Lutz Heinrichs
