Bug#467291: ide-scsi module not compiled into production kernel 2.6.18-6-686

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 01:44:25PM +0000, Tony van der Hoff wrote:
> Package: kernel
> Severity: important
> 
> The ide-scsi module is not compiled into the production kernel. Whilst Linus
> may deprecate it for CD-burning, it is absolutely essential for IDE tape
> drives, because ide-tape is flaky, and has been unmaintained for years
> (Primarily bug 327355 appears to have remained unresolved, but there are
> other problems).
> 
> Please make this module avalable in future kernels.

ide-tape has seen lots of commits over the recent year. Are their specific
problems not yet addressed?

Cheers,
        Moritz