I don't know about a statement from IBM, but in the same directory as the readme are various files with the OS name in them (rhel4, rhel5, sles9, sles10) which are the files they the readme refers to.
install.README lin_tape.fixlist lin_tape-1.16.0-1.src.rpm.bin lin_taped.README lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.i386.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.ia64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.ppc64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.s390.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.s390x.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel4.x86_64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.i386.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.ia64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.ppc64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.s390x.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-rhel5.x86_64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.i386.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.i586.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.ia64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.ppc64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.s390.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.s390x.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles9.x86_64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.i386.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.ia64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.ppc64.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.s390x.rpm.bin lin_taped-1.16.0-sles10.x86_64.rpm.bin The install.README file contains instruction on how to rpmbuild the driver you need. 1 - Download the appropriate level of the source RPM package to a directory of your choice on the Linux kernel for which you wish to install it. 2 - Run rpmbuild --rebuild <filename>, where filename is the name of the RPM file. This will create a binary RPM package for your kernel from the source RPM package. and so on............. My Linux guy tried this on his Fedora workstation and it would not complile. It specifically wants a server-class OS. service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/devdrvr/Linux/lin_tape_source-lin_taped/install.README Keith Arbogast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> 09/12/2008 10:42 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: [ADSM-L] Problem on connecting IBM LTO 2 3580 to TSM 5.4.0 ? 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
