On Thu, Dec 31, 1998 at 08:20:35PM -0500, Carl J. Nobile wrote:
> Hi Bob,
>
> On 30-Dec-98 Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 29, 1998 at 07:37:43PM -0500, Carl J. Nobile wrote:
> >> Hi Frank,
> >>
> >> The modules-2.0.0 utility package has some serious flaws and it
> >> won't work with ftape-internal. Get the newer modutils-2.1.85 that
> >> is used with kernel 2.1.x. You can get it at:
> >>
> >> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.1/
> >>
> >> The docs with the package says it won't compile without a
> >> kernel 2.1.x header files, but it worked with no problems with my
> >> 2.0.35 kernel header files.
> >
> > I note they also have version 2.1.121. Is that too new to work with
> > a 2.0.36 kernel?
>
> I honestly don't know, I've seen version 2.1.121 out there, but since
> version 2.1.85 works I haven't tried it.
>
> > I also cannot get ftape 4.02 to work.
>
> What are your problems? Send us a snipit from your /etc/log/messages
> file and tell us what type of drive you're using.
messages.1:Dec 28 14:30:26 bobcat modprobe: pre-install \
/lib/modules/2.0.36/misc/ftape-internal.o failed
As noted above, modules-2.0.0 is apparently busted for ftape-internal.
I side-stepped the whole issue by installing ftape v3.04d which is
adequate for me. I'm running an Iomega Ditto Travan-1 drive off the
fdc. All is ok for now.
> Carl
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> E-Mail: Carl J. Nobile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 31-Dec-98
> Time: 20:17:29
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Thanks,
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