Hi Frank,
> Greetings,
>
> Can't seem to get ftape working. Read so many README's my eyes are
> bleeding.
>
> 1) Does the IOMEGA ditto Easy 3200 external parallel port tape work with
> ftape?
It should. AFAIK the par port driver is working in most
cases. There seem to be some older motherboard/BIOS
combinations which may have problems with enhanced lp-modes.
> I am using ftape-4.03-pre-2 and ftape-tool 1.07
>
> IF 1)
>
> When I use either ftape-tool or the command ftmt -f /dev/qft0 status
>
> I get the error:
>
> ftmt: /dev/qft0:Operation not supported by device.
>
> Note also that the either the command line or ftape-tool functions try
> to access the floppy drive, not the parallel port drive.
>
> Running RedHat 5.2 - modular kernel with parallel port support.
Does this mean modul support?
> lsmod show ftape and zftape loaded.
> insmod trakker.o or bpck-fdc.0 gives "init_module:Device or resource
> busy" errors
Did you make the devices during make install?
Please show us your /etc/conf.modules and the relevant part
of /var/log/messages.
>
> Appreciate ANY help.
>
> Frank
>
> ...
Martin
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