I compiled ftape into my kernel (actually as a module). I have an Eagle TR-3 type drive on my floppy controller which is the on-board unit (can handle 2.8 mb floppies). The ftmt status command never completes, taring a backup to the tape drive doesn't work either. What happens is that the tape moves 3 or four times and stops. After a long while it fails with 'io error' or 'write error'. The tape drive is factory jumpered, and exists with both a 3.5" (A:) and 5.25" (B) floppy disk drives. The same tape drive was working fine with the same setup (on a different computer) under windows with the windows software (so I believe the drive is ok). Has anyone else got ftape (2.2.14 kernel source) to work with a similar drive?
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