Good listers. I have another question for you.. Does anyone know if a HP Colorado Jumbo 700 tape drive will work under Linux (Kernel 2.2.11, RH6.0) ?. I have checked with the hardware compatibility list and can see no mention of said beasty. I have checked the HP web site and can find no mention of compatibility (nor can I find any useful documentation of such an outdated model, so any information you can send my way would be appreciated) I have done numerous web searches (all unsuccessful) I have read the ftape HOWTO and am still no wiser. I have installed the unit and it 'makes the appropriate noises' when a tape is installed, but I am continuously getting the 'tape not loaded' message when I try to 'do' anything with it.. Please help. Any pointers, tips, help, web references or other information would be _really_ appreciated. Thanks in advance