Nostradamus foresaw that on Jul 21, [EMAIL PROTECTED] would write:
->Mike Hardy wrote:
->
->> I have no problem
->> formatting the tape under OS/2 (Backmaster, but then I can't use the
->> tape with Linux).
->
->All you need to do is format the tape under OS/2, then use the 'mt -f
->/dev/qft0 erase' command to clear the other "logical format" and replace
->it with the Linux ftape format.
I'll give it a shot. But if I use ftape-tools to lay down the Linux
format won't I be in the same boat as before, which is that at the end
of the format procedure it aborts with 'track out of bounds'? (Guess
I'll find out in an hour or so).
I have lots of tapes but only one formatted to work under Linux. This
is for home use so the potential loss would be a little painful but not
catastrophic. One tape gives me more than enough room for saving
important cfg files and the like. But having a second tape to swap with
the first would be better...
Mike
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Mike Hardy
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