Hans Ottens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> At 03:19 AM 2/8/1999 +0100, 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.
>
> Is this mean that the ftape, along with the floppy controller settings etc
> in the 2.2.1 menuconfig does not work? Should we still configure the
> kernel without ftape etal and install the latest snapshot of ftape and ftools?
It should work, but not with Ditto Max (pro) and not with parallel
port tape drives. Also, ftape-4.x has better error recovery facilities.
So, if you want to uses ftape-4.x, then you should compile the kernel
without ftape support.
Claus
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