The Ftape Installation and Usage Guide - Loading ftape
NOTE: You have to be `root
' to insert a kernel module into
the kernel or to edit the file `/etc/conf.modules
'. Either you
login as `root
' or do a `su
' at the shell prompt.
NOTE ALSO: You need a kernel without support for
ftape compiled into the kernel image. Please check the file
`/proc/devices
' for a line like `27 ft
'. If
`/proc/devices
' contains such a line(1), then you need to
reconfigure your kernel without support for ftape enabled,
i.e. answer `no
' to the
Ftape (QIC-80/Travan) support
question. Recompile and install the new kernel in the normal way.
You now have to decide whether you prefer loading ftape explicitly (e.g. from the startup scripts during system boot) or by using the kernel module auto-loading mechanism.
conf.modules | Modifying `/etc/conf.modules ' |
request_module | Using the kernel's module auto-loading mechanism |
modprobe | Loading the driver with modprobe |
(1) Of course, the ftape device in `/proc/devices
' will also show up if any version of the ftape module is loaded.
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