Subject: Re: FTAPE 0.9.5 problem Please help From: levinson@vax.sonoma.edu Date: 15 Sep 1993 16:29:49 -0800
In article <15SEP199314490459@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu>, mcreynpa@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (MCREYNPA) writes:
> 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).
It should. You may want to write to the author. The ftape is still
experimental. I have used it and it works great, however it doesn't mark bad
blocks on the tape.
>
>
> ---
> Phillip McReynolds
> MCREYNPA@CTRVAX.VANDERBILT.EDU
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