I also get Unknown API version. Giving up. and Unable to close ftformat pipe.
On Tue, 30 May 2000, Jakob Curdes wrote:
> ---------- FWD: ----------
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: ftformat error : Unknown format API version. Giving up.
> Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 20:46:12 +0100
> From: Jakob Curdes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> Am Tue, 30 May 2000 schrieb Neil Darlow:
> >Jakob,
> >
> >The only other possibility I can think of is that the correct
> >module isn't being loaded or your ftape-tools and ftape versions
> >don't match.
> I am running a kernel 2.2.14 and compiled ftape as modules so
> I assume from the docs that I have ftape 4.02.
> The tools I have are definitely 1.07. The modules are loaded
> and I can happily make backups using ftape. Vtblc works as well,
> just ftformat keeps complaining....
>
> interestingly, when I run the ftape-tool and press format, the tape
> is accessed via nrawft0 and I get a different error message :
>
> "Unable to close ftformat pipe"
>
> Still curious...
> JC
