Finally, ftape-4.03 is ready.
ftape-4.03 is in the main part a maintenance release which fixes
various incompatibilities with newer kernels.
What it is
==========
ftape is the floppy tape device driver for Linux.
News
====
-- Make sure the whole stuff compiles with kernels up to 2.4.0
-- Builtin ISAPnP support with kernels which support it (i.e. >= 2.3.46)
-- `devfs' support for kernels which support it.
-- The "raw" ftape devices have vanished, but still are recognised for
compatibility. Instead, a new ioctl "MTIOCFTMODE" has been
introduced to switch the driver to and from "raw" mode.
-- Change the format API slightly so that the format filler byte can be
specified.
-- Fix the "mysteriously erasing header segments on Ditto 2GB tape
drives" bug.
-- change the MTFSR/BSR/SEEK/TELL interface. Now blocks are counted from
logical BOT, each file mark counts for one block. Thus we should be
consistent with SCSI tape drives at last.
-- ftape-4.02 didn't automatically reduce the data rate down to
2000Kbps with Ditto Max tape drives (the ft_fdc_rate_limit
parameter did work correctly, though).
Supported platforms
===================
Linux/x86
Linux/alpha
Maybe others.
Where to get it
===============
Primary site:
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/tapes/ftape-4.03.tar.bz2
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/tapes/ftape-tools-1.08.tar.bz2
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/tapes/ftape-4.x-doc-1.04.tar.bz2
It will probably take a some time before the archives show up at
their proper location at sunsite. Until then you can fetch them from
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/
Secondary site:
http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/archives/ftape-4.x/tar/ftape-4.03.tar.bz2
http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/archives/ftape-tools/tar/ftape-tools-1.08.tar.bz2
http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/archives/ftape-4.x/tar/ftape-4.x-doc-1.04.tar.bz2
The Ftape home page is located at
http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/
Regards
Claus
--
Claus-Justus Heine
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/
Ftape - the Linux Floppy Tape Project
Home Page : http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de/~heine/ftape/
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