ok then it looks like a driver issue. I've read up on the ftape module but it doesnt seem to say anything that could help me. I may try this tape drive in my windows box to see if it actually works. On Thu, Dec 25, 2003 at 01:25:44PM -0800, Gregory Nowak wrote: > A long time ago I had a system with a floppy interface tape drive (I believe it was a qic80). I am trying to remember what it was set to in BIOS, and I think the answer is "none", don't quote me on that though. > > Unfortunately I can't tell you more then that, because this was in my DOS/windows days, before I ever heard of GNU/Linux. > > Greg > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net > >To: speakup <speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:15:01 -0500 > >Subject: tapes > > >what should my tape drive be set to in bios? currently the device is set > >to 'none' and I think that's causing my problems. the choices I have are > >none, 360k, 1.2mb, 720k, 1.44m, and 2.88m. > > >-- > >Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid > >back. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
