Compile the last stable version of the docs. Things haven't chnaged so much (if
at all) that they are inaccurate.
I can't help you on your second question except to ask: Do you have a qft0?
Paul Broadwith wrote:
> I can't seem to configure the ftape-doc package. I followed the docs and
> ran:
>
> '. configure'
>
> and everything seems to go fine until the message:
>
> 'checking for sgmlcheck... no'
>
> appears. Nothing appears after this and Linux just sits there. Pressing
> Ctrl-C breaks out and I quickly see the words 'error blah blah' before I am
> returned to the logon prompt. Anybody any ideas?
>
> Second question.
> I installed the ftape package (tools and source) and everything has compiled
> fine. I followed the examples for my setup from www.linuxtapecert.org and it
> recommended I use '/dev/qft0'. When I tried to use this device I got:
>
> 'ftmt: /dev/qft0: device not configured'
>
> error. I know there are other devices (qft0, 1, 2 & 3), what is the
> difference? It may tell me in the ftape-doc package, but as I can't compile
> it I can't find out.]
>
> My setup is as follows:
>
> (Red Hat Linux 6.1) Linux kernel 2.2.12-20.
> ftape 4.x_1999_09_11
> Parallel Port Ditto 2Gb Tape Drive
> gcc version 2.91.66
> make version 3.77
>
> Not sure what else maybe needed.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Paul
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
