Re: [aclug-L] tape drive support

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In general, you can do it without recompiling the kernel only if the
module was coompiled when the kernel was.  Generally, the only time
you'd see this is in the distribution kernel, and probably most of
them don't have the ftape module anyway.  So you'll probably have to
recompile.  I believe there is an ftape HOWTO out there as well that
you may be interested in.

"spiff" <spiff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> curious as to the possibility of adding the ability to run ftape without
> recompiling the kernel.  can it just be installed and loaded as a module?
> 
> the tape drive I have is an old Colorado 250Mb and it is connected via the
> floppy ribbon.
> 
> tia,
> spiff
> 
> 

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