Hello, I am once again querying the knowlege of this forum for some help.

PROBLEM: I am trying to install ftape-4.04. I have edited the MCONFIG file the best I know how, but get errors when running the "make" command. I know that I am overlooking something simple. I am almost positive I have no idea what I am doing with the MCONFIG file, and that is most likely where my problem is. I have been unable to locate any information that can help me. I have tried the HOWTO's and the ftape documentation, and lots of searches on this forum and Google. Thank You.

HARDWARE:
Athlon XP 1700+ CPU
512 MB DDR Ram
Iomega Ditto 2GB Internal (Floppy Controller)

SOFTWARE:
Red Hat 8.0
Kernel linux-2.4.18-18.8.0 (with NTFS RO Module )
modutils-2.4.18-2
kernel-source-2.4.18-18.8.0
gcc-3.2-7

MAKE OUTPUT:
[user@host ftape-4.04]$ make
for i in ftape ; do make -C $i all ; done
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape'
for i in lowlevel internal parport zftape compressor; \
do \
make -C $i NODEP=true versions; \
done
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/lowlevel'
rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver.tmp; gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I. -I../../include -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-18.8.0//include -E -D__GENKSYMS__ ftape_syms.c | /sbin/genksyms ../../include/linux/modules 2> /dev/null; rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver.tmp
make[2]: *** [../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/lowlevel'make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/internal'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `versions'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/internal'make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/parport'make[2]: Nothing to be done for `versions'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/parport'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/zftape'
rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/zftape_syms.ver.tmp; gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I. -I../../include -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-18.8.0//include -E -D__GENKSYMS__ zftape_syms.c | /sbin/genksyms ../../include/linux/modules 2> /dev/null; rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/zftape_syms.ver.tmp
make[2]: *** [../../include/linux/modules/zftape_syms.ver] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/zftape'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/compressor'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `versions'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/compressor'
set -e; for i in lowlevel internal parport zftape compressor; do make -C $i modules; done
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/lowlevel'
rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver.tmp; gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I. -I../../include -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-18.8.0//include -E -D__GENKSYMS__ ftape_syms.c | /sbin/genksyms ../../include/linux/modules 2> /dev/null; rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver.tmp
make[2]: *** [../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape/lowlevel'make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/.Trash/ftape-4 (copy).04/ftape'
make: *** [all] Error 2


I will include the details of my MCONFIG file in the next post.

MCONFIG is too large to post, so I included the items that I made changes to or configured:
....

LINUX_LOCATION = /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-18.8.0/
....

# You should also set the CONFIG_M386/486/586/686 according to your
# processor type. When running an DEC alpha then comment out the
# CONFIG_M486=y line and uncomment the CONFIG_ALPHA=y line.
#

#CONFIG_M386=y
#CONFIG_M486=y
#CONFIG_M586=y
CONFIG_M686=y
#CONFIG_MAMDK6
#CONFIG_ALPHA=y
#CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y
#CONFIG_SMP = 1
......

##################################################
#############################
# IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT #
##################################################
#############################
#
# Hardware configuration for the floppy tape drive.
#
# You need to take care of the following options if you didn't connect
# your floppy tape to the standard floppy controller, i.e. if you
# didn't plugged the floppy tape into the floppy controller already
# contained in your computer system.
#
# Short description of available options
# (`FDC' stands for `Floppy Disk Controller')
#
# PROBE_FC10 - if defined will look for a FC-10 (or FC-20)
# card.
# FDC_BASE - sets base address if using non-standard fdc
# FDC_IRQ - sets interrupt if FDC_BASE is defined
# FDC_DMA - sets dma channel if FDC_BASE is defined
# MACH2 - Support for Mountain MACH-2 controller. You
# have to specify its base address (either
# 0x1E0 or 0x3E0).
# CLK_48MHZ - must be defined and set to 0 if your 82078
# is _not_ being run from a 48 Mhz clock
# oscillator. Normally you don't need to worry
# about it.
#
#
#
# If you're using a non-standard floppy disk controller for the tape
# drive, enable one (only!) of the following lines and set the
# FDC_BASE, FDC_IRQ and FDC_DMA parameters to the actual values.
#
# `enable' means: `uncomment one of the lines starting with
# "FDC_OPT = ..."'. `uncomment' means: remove the leading `#'
#
# The following values hopefully reflect the default settings for
# those controllers.
#
# Note1: A FC-10/FC-20 controller must use either of DMA 1, 2, or 3.
# DMA 5 and 7 does NOT work!.
#
# Note2: IRQ 2 and IRQ 9 can be considered the same. When using IRQ 2
# on a controller you must specify IRQ 9 here!
#
# Note3: *_ALL_* parameters can as well be set as module parameters
# during module loading. This means that the following values
# only give the defaults in case you load the modules without
# any parameters.
#
# Note4: The "..._DEV=0" lines determine which device nodes to use
# with which floppy tape controller (/dev/qft0, ...,
# /dev/qft3). In case you have an internal floppy tape plugged
# into the standard floppy controller and a parallel port
# floppy tape drive, then leave the "STD_DEV=0" line as it is
# and uncomment either the option settings for the Trakker or
# the BackPack tape drive and set either "TRAKKER_DEV=1" or
# "BPCK_DEV=1" to use the parallel port tape drive using
# "/dev/qft1".
#
FDC_OPT :=
#
# For a standard floppy tape controller or automatic configuration of
# parallel port floppy tape drives uncomment the following line:
#
AUTO_DEV=0
FDC_OPT += -DCONFIG_FT_STD_FDC_$(AUTO_DEV) \
-DCONFIG_FT_AUTO_$(AUTO_DEV)=1
#
# For a standard floppy tape controller, uncomment the following line:
#
#STD_DEV=0
#FDC_OPT += -DCONFIG_FT_STD_FDC_$(STD_DEV) \
# -DCONFIG_FT_INT_$(STD_DEV)=1
#
# For a Mountain MACH-2 controller, try
#
#MACH2_DEV=0
#FDC_OPT += -DCONFIG_FT_MACH2_$(MACH2_DEV)=1 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_BASE_$(MACH2_DEV)=0x1E0 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_IRQ_$(MACH2_DEV)=6 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_DMA_$(MACH2_DEV)=2 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_NR_BUFFERS=3 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_INT_$(MACH2_DEV)=1
#
# For Colorado CMS FC-10 or FC-20 controllers:
#
#FC10_DEV=0
#FDC_OPT += -DCONFIG_FT_FC10_$(FC10_DEV)=1 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_BASE_$(FC10_DEV)=0x180 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_DMA_$(FC10_DEV)=3 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_NR_BUFFERS=3 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_INT_$(FC10_DEV)=1
#
# Secondary floppy disk controller:
# including Ditto Dash 2Mbps controller, ExaByte accelerator card,
# CTC-2Mb (Seagate) and hopefully any 82078 based FDC controller card.
#
#82078_DEV=0
#FDC_OPT = -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_BASE_$(82078_DEV)=0x370 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_IRQ_$(82078_DEV)=6 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_DMA_$(82078_DEV)=2 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_NR_BUFFERS=3 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_INT_$(82078_DEV)=1
#
# Maybe one of the following alternatives work if you have a Ditto
# Dash and the above setting doesn't work:
#
#FDC_OPT = -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_BASE_$(82078_DEV)=0x370 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_IRQ_$(82078_DEV)=5 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_DMA_$(82078_DEV)=3 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_NR_BUFFERS=3 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_INT_$(82078_DEV)=1
#FDC_OPT = -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_BASE_$(82078_DEV)=0x370 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_IRQ_$(82078_DEV)=2 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_DMA_$(82078_DEV)=3 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_NR_BUFFERS=3 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_INT_$(82078_DEV)=1
#
# For a HP Colorado Trakker parallel port drive, try
#
#TRAKKER_DEV=0
#FDC_OPT += -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_PARPORT_$(TRAKKER_DEV)=-1 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_PAR_$(TRAKKER_DEV)=1 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_TRAKKER_$(TRAKKER_DEV)=1
#
# For a Micro Solutions opispo "backpack" based parallel port drive, try
#
#BPCK_DEV=0
#FDC_OPT += -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_PARPORT_$(BPCK_DEV)=-1 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_PAR_$(BPCK_DEV)=1 \
# -DCONFIG_FT_BPCK_$(BPCK_DEV)=1
#
#
#
#
##################################################
#############################

I really hate to reply to myself, but in this case, I noticed something in the last make output that might raise some questions. For some reason there was some tie in to my .Trash folder. I went and deleted everything having to do with ftape in the trash, and tried it again. Here is what I got. No errors until the end.

$ make
for i in ftape ; do make -C $i all ; done
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape'
> ../include/linux/modftversions.h
for i in lowlevel internal parport zftape compressor; \
do \
make -C $i NODEP=true versions; \
done
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/lowlevel'
rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver.tmp; gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I. -I../../include -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-18.8.0/include -E -D__GENKSYMS__ ftape_syms.c | /sbin/genksyms ../../include/linux/modules 2> /dev/null; rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver.tmp
make[2]: *** [../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/lowlevel'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/internal'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `versions'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/internal'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/parport'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `versions'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/parport'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/zftape'
rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/zftape_syms.ver.tmp; gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I. -I../../include -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-18.8.0/include -E -D__GENKSYMS__ zftape_syms.c | /sbin/genksyms ../../include/linux/modules 2> /dev/null; rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/zftape_syms.ver.tmp
make[2]: *** [../../include/linux/modules/zftape_syms.ver] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/zftape'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/compressor'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `versions'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/compressor'
set -e; for i in lowlevel internal parport zftape compressor; do make -C $i modules; done
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/lowlevel'
rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver.tmp; gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I. -I../../include -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-18.8.0/include -E -D__GENKSYMS__ ftape_syms.c | /sbin/genksyms ../../include/linux/modules 2> /dev/null; rm -f ../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver.tmp
make[2]: *** [../../include/linux/modules/ftape_syms.ver] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape/lowlevel'
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/ftape-4.04/ftape'
make: *** [all] Error 2