try:
    ver_str, code, family = sps.run_tool()
except sps.SPSUnsupportedError as the_err:
    try:
        ver_str, code, family = sps.run_tool(use_old=True)
    except sps.SPSUnsupportedError:
        log.log("SPS tool meet unsupported platform\n")
    except sps.SPSNoTool as the_err:
        log.log("Can't find SPS tool\n")
    except sps.SPSToolError as the_err:
        log.log("SPS tool returned error %d\n" % the_err.ret)
    except sps.SPSVerNotFound as the_err:
        log.log("Can't find SPS version in the tool output\n")
    except OSError as the_err:
        log.log("SPS tool failed with error %s[%d]\n" %
                       (the_err.strerror, the_err.errno))
except sps.SPSNoTool as the_err:
    log.log("Can't find SPS tool\n")
except sps.SPSToolError as the_err:
    log.log("SPS tool returned error %d\n" % the_err.ret)
except sps.SPSVerNotFound as the_err:
    log.log("Can't find SPS version in the tool output\n")
except OSError as the_err:
    log.log("SPS tool failed with error %s[%d]\n" %
                   (the_err.strerror, the_err.errno))

the_err, ver_str, code, family = sps.run_tool()
if the_err is sps.SPSUnsupportedError:
    the_err, ver_str, code, family = sps.run_tool(use_old=True)

if the_err is sps.SPSUnsupportedError:
    log.log("SPS tool meet unsupported platform\n")
elif the_err is sps.SPSNoTool:
    log.log("Can't find SPS tool\n")
elif the_err is sps.SPSToolError:
    log.log("SPS tool returned error %d\n" % the_err.ret)
elif the_err is sps.SPSVerNotFound:
    log.log("Can't find SPS version in the tool output\n")
elif the_err is OSError:
    log.log("SPS tool failed with error %s[%d]\n" %
                   (the_err.strerror, the_err.errno))

no_drv = True if code == glob.HECI_NOT_INSTALLED else False