Helo again! First I want to thank Bob Nielsen, Tim Jones and A.E.Lawrence for answering my first "cry" for help under the subject "Can't compile ftape-4.x under Linux 6.1". I got good advice, got the right versions of the programs and compiled them without problems. All drivers can be loaded, but they (and I!) can't find the M.S.Backpack 800T - tapedrive. I get the following message in my logfile: Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.12-20 with versioned symbols Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc4883478. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver .... Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0xc4893448 Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for bpck-fdc tape drive slot 0. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [SPP,PS2,EPP] Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [003] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c1d36f20. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [004] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: 7. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [005] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [006] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck parallel port tape drive interface for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [007] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) - Got 0x48, expected either 0xc0 or 0x40. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [008] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find parport interface for ftape id 0. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [009] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - can't find bpck interface for ftape id 0. Jan 28 15:54:33 localhost kernel: [010] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &bpck->parinfo) failed: -6. I found 2 other similar questions in the Linux Tape List : #1013.html "M.S.Backpack probing fail" and #0186.html "ftape w/bck-fdc driver (Ditto Tape)" , but I can not locate any answer to them. I hope to get help once more! Friendly yours Keld Hansen OX3GG
