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Re: ftape question



Andreas Tille wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a Iomega 250 floppy tape drive.  I compiled ftape into
> the Kernel (2.0.30).  But what to do to get a device
>    /dev/ftape  ???

cd /dev
./MAKEDEV ftape
 
> According to the CDROM-HOWTO I have to create this entry via mknod.
> But what are the correct parameters.  I didn't find any information
> neither in the HOWTO nor in the kernel package.

MAKEDEV takes care of all of that stuff for you.
 
> Futhermore in Ftape-howto I found, that there is a newer version
> than 2.08 (which is shipped within the kernel-package) with the
> version number 2.09.  My search on sunsite showed me Version
> 3.03a from May 23, 1997.  Any recommendations about this drivers?

Hmmm. Dunno. I don't use Ftape any more.

-- 
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com


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