Problems with ftape-4.02-1.rpm

[Tim Brooks]

Marco, I tried to install your RPM onto Red Hat Linux 6.0.  I have an HP Colorado T3000.  It installed just fine.  However, when I initially tried to do an ftmt status it wouldn't recognize any of the devices.  I read your documentation and copied the modules to /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc.  And then ran depmod -a.  The following was the error I received: [root@gateway misc]# depmod -a /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/trakker.o: unresolved symbol(s) /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/ftape-internal.o: unresolved symbol(s) /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/bpck-fdc.o: unresolved symbol(s) /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/zftape.o: unresolved symbol(s) /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/zft-compressor.o: unresolved symbol(s) /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/ftape.o: unresolved symbol(s) I looked at the Linux HOWTO and found this answer: 10.4 Why does depmod complain about "undefined symbols"? Ignore the depmod error messages. The problem is that the Ftape modules have to be compiled without the version checksum feature (i.e. CONFIG_MODVERSIONS) with 2.0.&ast; kernels. This causes no problem, even when the modules are used with a kernel that has support for this feature; only that depmod wrongly complains about undefined symbols. Ignore the complaints of depmod and try to insert the modules despite of these complaints:      modprobe zftape If this fails, something is wrong. <answer from Claus Heine> Here is the error I received: [root@gateway misc]# modprobe ftape /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/ftape.o: kernel-module version mismatch         /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/misc/ftape.o was compiled for kernel version 2.0.5         while this kernel is version 2.2.5-15. Do you have any suggestions?  I have tried loading the tarred version and cannot get pass the make command. Will there be a new version of ftape coming out for the 2.2.5-15 kernel anytime soon? -- ******************* Timothy E. Brooks Personal Care Information Services System Administrator 217-366-5466 *******************