Claus-Justus Heine wrote:
>
> There is a new snapshot which _should_ compile and run with v2.2 kernels.
>
> Other notable changes (w.r.t. the previous ftape-4.03-pre-something) are:
>
> - no more negative use counts with v2.0 kernels
> - should compile on alpha AXP (don't know whether it works)
> - debugging levels and the "function_nest_level" are now of
> atomic_t. This solves some problems with SMP machines were debugging
> messages wasn't printed correctly sometimes.
> - See ChangeLog for little more detailed description of what has changed.
>
> Still to do:
>
> - Release 4.03.
> - Get a trace log of DOS program driving a Seagate parallel port tape
> drive. They still doesn't work with ftape.
> - Provide kernel patches and try to push ftape-4.03 into v2.2 SOON.
> - Determine whether ftape works with alpha machines.
Well, I set up my HP Colorado T3000 in my AlphaStation 200 4/233, and
with the 2/7 source snapshot and kernel version 2.2.1, the ftape driver
seems to work fine. I've backed up and restored files and used various
of the ftape-tools without any trouble. The insmod commands I used had
no arguments; here is the ouput of lsmod:
Module Size Used by
ftape-internal 17304 0
zftape 122360 -1
ftape 210400 0 [ftape-internal zftape]
In conclusion, Ftape seems to work fine on at least one Alpha!
Matt
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Matt Briggs
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