Zoltan, I'm not finding the compilable source you mentioned, although I'm eager to be freed of drivers limited to specific kernels.
When I go to the download location for Linux tape device drivers ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Linux/lin_tape_source- lin_taped/ and open install-README, it states: "The lin_tape driver is now released as a source RPM package. The lin_taped daemon and IBMtapeutil are released as a set of binary RPM packages, with a separate binary package for each architecture. ... The kernels for which this driver is IBM certified are listed on the System Storage Interoperation Center website: http://www-03.ibm.com/ systems/support/storage/config/ssic/displayesssearchwithoutjs.wss? start_over=yes IBM does not guarantee correct operation of the lin_tape driver on any other kernel or operating system." The System Storage Interoperation Center website returns a specific Linux kernel for the particulars of my TSM environment. Is there another location for the new compilable source? And a recent statement from IBM describing the change? Thank you and best wishes, Keith Arbogast Indiana University
