Hi, Michael!
Trying to kill the keyboard, Michael Shimko ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
produced 0,9K in 25 lines:
> I cant seem to format the tape using ftape-tool (or ftformat). The
> tape just keeps on going, and going, and going, like the little eveready
> bunny! I left it go for 12 hours! Nothing. No progress indication on
> ftape-tool app. And trying tar -cf /dev/nqft0 ./* failed.
AFAIC there should be some progress information, like
"formatting track 24/50)". But then formatting on my old DItto
Easy 3200 (1.6 GB tape) took 9-10 hours on a good tape, so it
could take much longer (it has to write the bursts, format,
verify and more ...)
-Wolfgang
