>I am having a real hard time with ftape...I've tried all I can think
>of and still, ftape just refuses to work with me - I always get a I/O
>error. My log files look like the follwing:
>
>Sep 18 01:44:02 badger2 kernel: [250] ftape-rw.c
(determine_position) - ftape_report_drive_status: 0x24.
Are you using the floppy port or one of those accelerator boards?
>I also thought I'd reformat the tapes, but I don't have the "ftformat"
>binary. How can I get and use this tool on RH 6.0? I need to get
>this fixed and fast - I'm getting very nervous about the lack of
>backups.
The ftformat you need for the modules included with RH6.0 is located in the
ftape-3.04d.tar.gz tarball, available from the ftape webpage. Look in the
contrib. directory.
Douglas Bollinger
Mt. Holly Springs, PA 17065
My other computer runs Linux.
