Ken Lowther wrote:
> I have a segate tapestore 3200 (tr3) running redhat 6. I have installed
> ftape and bru. I can do a backup if I don't mind listnening to the
> thing tape for 5 seconds and then rewind for 5 seconds. (Not sure how
> it is actually making any progress but it does :^) ) Actually takes
> longer to do a backup that time allowed between recomended head
> cleanings.
>
> I thought I might try and format the tape since it was originally used
> under w95. Ftape-tool reports "Unknown format API version. Giving
> up." I cannot even use the force command.
>
> Status check seems to be ok. It recognizes the correct device. Conner
>
>
> Any clues?
>
I do not know about your unit, but for my Conner Tape drive on a separate
CTC-2Mb floppy controller, I must reduce the transfer rate from 2000 to
1000 to avoid shoe-shining. While the controller can keep up at the higher
speeds, my system is busy enough with other things (including Seti@home
running at nice 19) that the 166 MHz Pentium cannot keep up at the higher
speed. Since cron does the backups for me while I am asleep, the fact that
it does not run at top speed is not a concern for me. Possibly your
problem.
I doubt re-formatting would make any difference.
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