Hi!
Trying to kill the keyboard, [EMAIL PROTECTED] produced:
> [root@bailey log]# ftformat -f /dev/nrawqft0
> --format-parameters
>
>qic-standard=0x83,format-code=4,floppy-head-max=55,floppy-track-max=254,segments-per-track=1127,tracks-per-tape=50,gap3=248
> Reading old header segment ... Ioctl error reading header segment:
> Input/output error
Try --erase-header (or however that thing is spelled --- I
don't have access to the software right now). Rechech all
the format parameters again and again. Try another tape.
> This happens after quite some time. When I try a:
> tar -cvf /dev/qft0 /home/chuckw
> It lists a few files that it looks like it is writing and then it dies. It
> almost seems like it cannot write to the drive for some reason. In a burst
> Any advice on what is going on?
Probably you are writing to the buffer and it never gets to
the tape. What does your logfile tell you? (also, what does
it say on the failed format?) If nothing, try tuning up
debugging output!
> Also, I noticed that some of the *qft* and *rawqft* files start with "n"
> and others don't. What is the reason for this and where did the "qft" part
> come from?
Quarter-inch Floppy Tape;
" " " " , raw access (don't parse header and
files)
The n means non-rewinding. See, when you close a rewinding
device, it automatically rewinds. Unluckily, that does not
allow effective tape positioning - you position the tape and
then it rewinds!
-Wolfgang
