Nostradamus foresaw that on Jul 22, Claus-Justus Heine would write:
->Mike Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
->
->> I think this is why I always resort to formatting (attempting to format)
->> under Linux - after formatting the tape successfully under OS/2:
->>
->> .../~ > mt -f /dev/qft0 erase
->> /dev/qft0: Input/output error
->
->[snip]
->
->> Jul 21 19:28:55 analog kernel: [002] 0 ftape-read.c
(ftape_decode_header_segment) - Tape parameters inconsistency, please report.
->> Jul 21 19:28:55 analog kernel: [003] 0 ftape-read.c
(ftape_decode_header_segment) - reported = 2/150/28/6/254/128.
->> Jul 21 19:28:55 analog kernel: [004] 0 ftape-read.c
(ftape_decode_header_segment) - required = 2/150/28/4/254/128.
->
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->> it's verifying) and it craps out with:
->>
->> ftape-io.c (ftape_seek_head_to_track) - track out of bounds.
->
->so this happens during verifying? Can you please hack your copy of
Yes. If I format using ftape-tools (1.08 although it has always
occurred with previous revs also), erase goes fine, format seems to go
fine, then verify runs to 99-100% completion and it's at that point
that I get the 'track out of bounds' error.
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->
->a) run ftformat with the "--mode=probe" switch and send me the output.
->
->b) re-rerun ftformat the usual (like you did before). If you have use
-> the tcl interface (i.e. that "ftape-tool" stuff) to do so, then
-> please send me the command line ftape-tool uses to run
-> ftformat. That command line is displayed on the status display of
-> ftformat.
FWIW, anytime in the past when I try to use ftape-tools to format I must
always select as two of the options, 'do not read header segment'
(otherwise things will never get underway), and 'mode of operation =
auto'. Whether doing either/both of these is correct/incorrect, in my
flailing around to get tapes formatted I get further with these two
selections that without.
I've made the changes you suggest, it's compiling, and I'll send results
as soon as I have them.
Thank you.
Mike
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Mike Hardy
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