Floppy drive interfaced tape drive in Slackware

isolationist · 04-17-2003, 12:20 AM

I am having problems using a tape drive in Slackware Linux. It's one of those generic ones that hooks onto the floppy drive cable. I have un-commented the required lines in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules, what else do I need to do?

p.s. Search for 'The Bastard Operator from Hell',

jharris · 04-17-2003, 05:12 AM

How have you tried to access it so far?

cheers

Jamie...

Aussie · 04-17-2003, 07:43 AM

I'll BOFH you good :-)

isolationist · 04-17-2003, 08:56 PM

I don't know what the device name is or what software (if any) I need to use.

jharris · 04-18-2003, 09:37 AM

If my memory serves me correctly - it's been a while since I ditched my floppy tape device! Typically you would use tar to write to the /dev/ftape device. So to achive a directory you would use something like

Code:

tar cvf /dev/ftape /someDir

and to get it back

Code:

/tar xvf /dev/ftape

.

HTH

Jamie...

isolationist · 04-18-2003, 10:15 PM

thanks. I just need to get some tapes now. I have a few friends that have them spare.

cigarstub · 02-13-2006, 06:54 AM

people is really nasty trying to deal w/ sth that they have 0 xp in the past.