Hi,
...
> I am trying to get a Ditto Easy 3200 external parallel port tape device to
> work with linux. The Ftape-HOWTO seems to indicate that this device is
> supported under ftape-4.02. I compile ftape into my kernel, reboot, and
...
Recompile your kernel without ftape support. And compile ftape separatly.
You need to get the pre2 release I think it was.
You have all info you need at:
http://www.linuxtapecert.org/parallelport_ftape.html
Except maybe for the latest ftape!? And you need the ftape tools.
// Jarmo