Very Computer

by **David Ashl** » Mon, 03 Nov 1997 04:00:00

>>I had the tape drive working with linux before (Colorado jumbo-250) but
>>I don't remember what I did. Now I don't have any of the /dev files
>>mentioned in the Ftape-HOWTO file, such as
>>/dev/ftape
>>/dev/rft[0-4]
>>/dev/*tape* (nothing with tape in it)
>>/dev/*rft* (nothing with rft in it)
>>...
>IIRC ftape2.08 came with a utility 'MAKEDEV', which when executed will
>create the right /dev entries. But most of all, you need to read the
>doc's. If you don't have a copy of these, you'd better get a fresh
>copy. Try looking at Claus-Justus Heine's site:

> http://samuel.math.rwth-aachen.de/~LBFM/claus/ftape

>It should have the information you need.

> -frank

Thanks! I remember seeing MAKEDEV somewhere in looking around, but
when I do a grep in the ftape dir in the kernel source and also
in the HOWTO file nothing comes up...Anyway I got the 500K gzip off sunsite
and it had MAKEDEV.ftape and that made the various devices. I wonder what
happened to them before...I'm sure I had the tape working with linux.
Maybe they somehow got lost when I copied linux from one partition to another.

-Dave
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by **David Ashl** » Mon, 03 Nov 1997 04:00:00

I had the tape drive working with linux before (Colorado jumbo-250) but
I don't remember what I did. Now I don't have any of the /dev files
mentioned in the Ftape-HOWTO file, such as
/dev/ftape
/dev/rft[0-4]
/dev/*tape* (nothing with tape in it)
/dev/*rft* (nothing with rft in it)

At boot time I get the message
ftape-2.08 960314 for Linux 1.3.70
During the boot when all the other messages are going by...So I think
it's in my kernel.

Maybe about 6 months ago I had the tape working with linux but I don't
know how I did it or what has changed since then...

Any help appreciated--Thanks!
-Dave
--

http://epyx.com/dave
SPAMMERS: You have nothing I want, don't send me email.

by **Frank Mil** » Mon, 03 Nov 1997 04:00:00

>I had the tape drive working with linux before (Colorado jumbo-250) but
>I don't remember what I did. Now I don't have any of the /dev files
>mentioned in the Ftape-HOWTO file, such as
>/dev/ftape
>/dev/rft[0-4]
>/dev/*tape* (nothing with tape in it)
>/dev/*rft* (nothing with rft in it)

>At boot time I get the message
>ftape-2.08 960314 for Linux 1.3.70
>During the boot when all the other messages are going by...So I think
>it's in my kernel.

>Maybe about 6 months ago I had the tape working with linux but I don't
>know how I did it or what has changed since then...

>Any help appreciated--Thanks!
>-Dave
>--

>http://epyx.com/dave
>SPAMMERS: You have nothing I want, don't send me email.

IIRC ftape2.08 came with a utility 'MAKEDEV', which when executed will
create the right /dev entries. But most of all, you need to read the
doc's. If you don't have a copy of these, you'd better get a fresh
copy. Try looking at Claus-Justus Heine's site:

http://samuel.math.rwth-aachen.de/~LBFM/claus/ftape

It should have the information you need.

-frank

Very Computer

ftape: no /dev/ftape or other

ftape: no /dev/ftape or other

ftape: no /dev/ftape or other

ftape: no /dev/ftape or other