Chris, You might trying specifying a block size when you issue the tar command. On my system, the output of "ftmt -f /dev/ftape status" gives me the block-size the tape drive is expecting, which I then specify with tar. This fixed for me the tar problem you described below.
Hope this helps, - Tim Metz [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Originally, I thought I had a SCSI tape drive because that was what I > ordered (silly me), but I discovered that what I thought was a SCSI card is > really a floppy controller card (FC-20). I removed it because I could not > get any response from it, and connected the tape drive to the floppy cable. > I downloaded ftape. The only change I made in the MCONFIG file was to > select CONFIG_M586=y (The machine is a pre-MMX P-166). > > "make" and "make install" seemed to run without any problems. As > instructed, I typed "modprobe zftape ; modeprobe zft-compressor", and then > went on to "Testing the Driver". > "ftmt -f /dev/qft0 status" recognized that it is a Colorado 1400 tape > drive, and printed a bunch of stuff. > > "ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 reten" seemed to work ok also. When I tried "tar -cvf > /dev/nqft0 ./ftape/zftape/", it printed some of the file names on the > screen, and then just stopped. After about 20 minutes, I killed the > process. It did not appear to write anything to the tape. > > Next, I tried "ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 rewind". It appeared to rewind the tape, > but I did not get the $ prompt back, and ps -a shows the process still > running. The process did not die until I removed the tape. The "ftmt -f > /dev/qft0 status" command does not print anything, and seems to just hang > also. Kill only worked after I removed the tape. The "status" command > worked again after I used the "reset" command. > > I checked the ftape website, but did not find anything helpful. I have a > Colorado 1400 tape drive connected to my Debian Linux server 2.0.6. I > downloaded ftape just last week. > > Thanks, > > Chris Oddo > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
