This directory contains two programs; mt and stinit. Mt is basicallya "standard" mt with additional commands to send the ioctls specificto the Linux SCSI tape driver. The source supports all SCSI tapeioctls up to kernel version 2.6.0 but it can also be compiled inkernels >= 2.0.x (and hopefully with 1.2.x). Although this mt programis tailored for SCSI tapes, it can also be used with other Linux tapedrivers using the same ioctls (some of the commands may not work withall drivers).Stinit is a program to initialize the tape drive characteristics. Thecurrent version should be considered alpha. See README.stinit for moreinformation.The files:README        - This file.README.stinit - Information about the stinit programCOPYING       - The GNU Public LicenseMakefile      - Makefile for programsmt.c          - The mt sourcemt.1          - The man page for mtmtio.h	      - The tape command definitionsqic117.h      - Needed by mtio.hstinit.c      - The stinit sourcestinit.8      - The man page for stinitstinit.def.examples - example configurations for different devicesInstallation:- review the makefile- make- make installChanges in version 0.9b:- only stinit changedChanges in version 0.9:- more density codesChanges in version 0.8:- put man page into /usr/share/man/man1- documentation cleanup- add some density translations- counts can use the k, M, or G postfixChanges in version 0.7:- add command eject for compatibility with GNU mt (synonym for offline  and rewoffl)- the load and ersae commands accept an argument- add CLN (cleaning request) to status- add command stsetcln to set the cleaning request recognition options- add the flag no-wait to the settable/clearable options- some new density codes addedChanges in version 0.6:- uses local mtio.h to include support for the most recent driver  features even when compiled on a system having old mtio.h- on-line and write-protect are checked after some errors and a  message is printed if the probable error reason is found- the tape is opened with flag O_NONBLOCK for commands that are  useful even when the device is not ready (no tape)- some new density codes added for printout- OnStream drives using the osst driver recognised- the obsolete command 'datcompression' is removed- new option --version in mtChanges in version 0.5b:- corrected the bug that caused the command argument to be ignored if  option -f was used- added #include <errno.h> to stinit.c to enable compilation with glibc- density 0x45 (TR-4) added to known density listChanges in version 0.5:- utility stinit added to package- command asf added- command datcompression not compiled in default configuration- support added for setting timeouts- bugs in argument parsing corrected- help prints all commands- binaries not distributed any more- mt code cleaned- GNU Public License used for both programsChanges in version 0.4:- support for the ioctls for partitioned tapes- compiles also with 1.2.13- the driver options can be specified also with keywords- floppy tape type is shown- (not working) support for other operating systems removedChanges in version 0.3:- support for new ioctls- accepts hexadecimal numbers with prefix 0x- the datcompression command improved (although it is being overrided  by the command compression using a new ioctl)- bus fixesMay 29, 2005  Kai Makisara (email Kai.Makisara@kolumbus.fi)