Peter Medick wrote:
> Hello!
>
> After upgrading to from 2.0.36 (build ftape 4.02 as module) to 2.2.5
> (ftape driver static in the kernel) I have problems to use the tape
> (Seagate QIC-3020). There are some errors during access and the tool
> ftformat doesn't function any more (wrong API).
You will probably need to download the new utilities from URL:
http://www.math1.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/archives/ftape-tools/unstable/
I am not sure which date to take. Probably the latest would be best.
> I studied the source of
> kernel 2.2.5 (which was shipped from SuSE) and uncovered that the driver
> version was 3.04b. I tried to compile ftape 4.02 as module, but there
> are errors. Are there the possibility to insert the source of ftape 4.02
> into the kernel sources so that I can compile a new kernel (ftape
> static) or can I modify the source of ftape-tool so that it cooperates
> with ftape-3.04b.
I suggest downloading the latest "unstable" version of ftape from URL:
http://www.math1.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/archives/ftape-4.x/unstable/
I am using ftape-4.x-1999_04_25.tar.gz , but more recent ones are probably
best. I run it as dynamically loaded (i.e., not statically linked into the
kernel).
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