On Fri, Sep 17, 1999 at 02:59:41PM +0200, Alex Schroeder wrote:
> Has anybody gotten ftape to compile using the kernels distributed with
> SuSE 6.1? When I install the 2.2.6 source and compile the kernel and
> don't install the precompiled modules, I can't use the mouse. When I
> install the modules (kernmod) I can boot and use the system normally.
>
> When I use 'uname -r' however, it gives me 2.2.7 -- eventhough
> version.h in the linux source says 2.2.6.
>
In case you use those special SUSE kernels: Forget them. Go and download
the real kernel e. g. from kernel.org: Kernel 2.2.12 is the current one.
Compile and install it completely, i. e. including "make modules modules_install"
Reboot into your new kernel
Go and download the most recent ftape version: 1999-09-11.
And do not forget ftape-utils.
Maybe some reading in ftape-doc is necessary.
> This leads to a problem: When I try to insmod any of the modules, they
> claim that their kernel versions don't match my current kernel. ARGH!
consequently, I must say...
> Must I upgrade to SuSE 6.2 in order to get a decent kernel
> installation, before I can even try to compile ftape?
no, but a proper kernel source without any changes done by suse is absolutely
necessary. Do not forget to set up that symbolic link /usr/src/linux in the
correct way.
>
> I'm trying to get my Iomega Ditto 2GB to work again. I used to work
> back with SuSE 5.0, when I had a 2.0.36 kernel... Those were the
> days... :(
Ok, times are changing. If you have an external ditto 2 GB, you will
have to have a look at the modules parport and parport_pc.
It might be necessary to unload the printer related module "lp" before
trying to play around with ditto.
Bye, Juergen.
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