-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Suckow schrieb: > Trying to get ftape working on kernel 2.6.26 > Hi, ftape was removed from the kernel in 2006. - From a mail from Alan Cox: > Ar Llu, 2006-10-02 am 01:05 -0400, ysgrifennodd Jeff Garzik: >> > +What: ftape >> > +When: 2.6.20 >> > +Why: Orphaned for ages. SMP bugs long unfixed. Few users left >> > + in the world. >> > +Who: Jeff Garzik <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Everyone has used the out of tree one for a long time anyway if there is > even a user left. I guess the person who needs to rescue ancient tapes > will use an old kernel and PC anyway, or can rescue the driver > themselves. - --------------- I'm quiet sure the out of tree driver will not compile with a 2.6 kernel. > Any help would be appreciated. If you really need it you have to use an old PC with an old kernel (not sure how old). Karsten - -- Karsten Voß Skype:k-voss; sip:42001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Jabber:kav@xxxxxxx; ICQ#:129656852; GG:5393896 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAknHUZAACgkQGlm9zmKHESFBWgCfTkFnF2BkfnVAoqJVbqEbAfJU 4e8AoIPcO4QRwLev3FX2h6aGqwR5/NuW =OlqL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tape" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
