You cannot use the "stock" 2.0.36-3; you have to recompile it without
ftape support; then, install ftape 4.03 pre-latest. Or, upgrade to 2.2.4
from rawhide.redhat.com or its mirrors; it has ftape (zftape) included in
the pre-compiled kernel which supports my T3000 attached to /dev/fd0.
Just insmod zftape.o and you're set to mt -f /dev/(n)ftape command.
Good luck,
Hans Ottens
On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, James Kufrovich wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm wondering if somebody could help me access my Colorado T3000
> tape drive. Yes, I've read the FAQ, and the HOWTO, and a few other
> documents, but they don't help any. I'm running RedHat 5.1 with kernel
> 2.0.36-3 stock (from the rpm, not compiled). I downloaded Ftape 4.02 and
> compiled it with CONFIG_M386=y, and with CONFIG_MODVERSIONS commented out.
> I originally had the drive attaced to an FC-20 controller, but that didn't
> work, so I have it on the floppy controoler, now. For the most part, I
> keep getting either
>
> tar: Cannot open /dev/ftape: Operation not supported by device
> or
> tar: Cannot open /dev/rft0: Device not configured
>
> whenever I try any tar function to /dev/ftape , or any of the rewinding or
> non-rewinding devices. Sometimes I get that "unresolved symbols" error
> when loading zftape. The directory /proc/ftape does exist, and lsmod
> shows
>
> zftape 19 0
> ftape 34 [zftape] 0
>
> I'm at a loss as to what to try next. I would appreciate any help
> at getting this thing working, as I have yet to make a single backup in
> the two-plus months I've been running Linux, and would like to do so
> before making any major changes. Thanks...
>
> Jamie Kufrovich
>
> Egg, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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