[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: re: device not configured
>
> Hi,
>
> > I am using a kernel 2.2.13 and ftape 4.02, my tape is a parallel port
>
> I thing ftape 4.02 won\'t compile with 2.2.x kernels. You need ftape 4.03...
Unless they changed 4.03 recently, it will not work with 2.2.* kernels either. You
need the "development" kernel and tools.
> > Is this device supported ?
>
> I can\'t tell you. The ftape homepage should have the most up-to-date info on
> supported drives (I don\'t have the URL handy, but look for it in the
> ftape-HOWTO).
>
> > after compiling the ftape and the modules the ftmt -f /dev/qft0 is
> saying
> > \"device not configured\"
>
> Did the compile exit successfully?
>
> > I guess it mean \"I do not know what to do with your device\"
>
> Not quite. It means that you forgot to insert the module(s) :-)
>
> Try using the insert script in the ftape/modules directory. Edit it to suit your
> tape drive needs (you need the ftape and zftape modules, as well as the module
> for parallel port drives). Execute the script and verify that the 3 modules have
> been successfully loaded (\"lsmod\").
>
> Good luck!
>
> Sebastian Schaper
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