From: mcreynpa@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (MCREYNPA) Subject: Re: FTAPE 0.9.5 problem Please help Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 19:49:00 GMT
In article <CD304I.C87@uni-essen.de>, nils@hertha.exp-math.uni-essen.de (Nils Rennebarth) writes...
>levinson@vax.sonoma.edu wrote:
>: I have ftp'd the .99pl12 kernel source in its entirety and have gotten the
>: ftape0.9.5. I patched the .99pl12 source and re-built the kernel. On bootup,
>Get ftape-0.9.6 please.
>
>: What is the problem? Am I supposed to have an ftape device in my /dev
>: directory? I have a Conner Archive 250MQT QIC80 tape drive hooked to my
>: floppy.
>Yes. (The documentation is a bit sparse. It's still pre-alpha software,
>so you should maybe wait a little)
>
Does ftape work for QIC-40 drives? I've got a Mountain TD-4000 which, at
present, is just gathering dust (and DOS files under DOS -- same thing).