On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, Kent Vilhelmsen wrote:
> I'm using Linux with kernel 2.0.36, and I've installed ftape 4.02 according to the
>instructions. However, when I try to access the drive, I always get error messages
>(and they may vary). My question is:
>
> - is my system supported by ftape?
> - if so, do I need some special setup since I use SCSI?
If your tape drive is SCSI, then you don't need ftape. Try using
(for example) /dev/st0 instead of /dev/qft0
If you have a floppy tape drive, it makes no difference to ftape
whether your HD is SCSI or EIDE or whatever.
-frank
