Sleep Zz wrote: > > We use now the lastest unstable version of ftape. > (09/11/1999) > > We succeed to do insmod ftape, zftape and compressor > without error message. But we don't know if the device > is really configured or initialized. > when we use tar cvf /dev/ftape /home > we receive the error "device not configured" You need to insmod the bpck-fdc module. This is what enables ftape to talk to the parallel port device. Here's my working 'insert' script for your layout - save as /usr/bin/insert_ftape and call it from /etc/rc.d/rc.local: #!/bin/bash # # Insert script for Seagate Parallel port QIC-120 tape drives # # insmod ftape ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none ft_tracings=3,3,3,3,3 insmod zftape modprobe parport insmod bpck-fdc mt -f /dev/qft0 status Entry for /etc/rc.d/rc.local: # Load ftape parallel port modules: sh /usr/bin/insert_ftape Good Luck - Tim
