Need help getting Ftape to work

[vcocco at acad.suffolk.edu (vcocco)]

Hello Linuxers.
I've been trying to get running my version of Ftape that came with my 
Slackware distribution.  It's a Linux System Labs version I bought in 
December of last year.

When the machine boots it loads the ftape module and when I do a "set" <cr>
TAPE=/dev/nftape tells me that the TAPE variable is set.

Upon erasing or rewinding a tape I get:"mt: 
/dev/nftape: No such device."
I'm using a 250MB Colorado Backup tape drive attached to the floppy 
controller.  I really can't think of anything else at this point; i'm 
logged in as root when I attempt it. All the other devices that go along 
with nftape in the /dev direcotory seem to be there, such as nrft0, 
nrft1, etc.
	Any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks.

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Vincent Cocco
Suffolk University     email:  cocco at misty.suffolk.edu
Boston, MA 02108         fax:  617-573-8703
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