2002-03-23 16:51:25

by Jim MacBaine

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Subject: ftape status in 2.4


Is there currently a working version of ftape for
2.4 kernels? The actual version look like it will
only work with 2.2 kernels.

Does nobody use those drives anymore?

Regards,
Jim MacBaine

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2002-03-23 19:48:03

by Mikael Pettersson

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Subject: Re: ftape status in 2.4

On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 17:50:59 +0100 (CET), [email protected] wrote:
>Is there currently a working version of ftape for
>2.4 kernels? The actual version look like it will
>only work with 2.2 kernels.

The one included in current 2.4 kernels should still work for most
ftape hardware. 2.5 has a minor but fixable compile problem due to
the virt_to_bus() interface change.

>Does nobody use those drives anymore?

They're not exactly popular, but I still use my old Seagate/Conner
TR-3 unit on a remote server.

/Mikael