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  • /dev/nqft
  • /dev/nrawft
  • /dev/nrft
  • /dev/nzqft
  • /dev/qft
  • /dev/rawft
  • /dev/rft
  • /dev/zqft

  • 1

  • 1.2.13

  • 2

  • 2.x.x

  • A

  • Alpha
  • Architectures
  • Auto-loading

  • B

  • Backup software
  • Block size and compression
  • Block size of a volume
  • Block size, general discussion
  • Block size, setting it
  • Boot parameters
  • bpck-fdc.o, ft_fdc_base
  • bpck-fdc.o, ft_fdc_irq
  • bpck-fdc.o, ft_fdc_parport
  • bpck-fdc.o, ft_fdc_rate_limit
  • bpck-fdc.o, ft_fdc_threshold
  • Bpck-fdc.o, installation
  • Bpck-fdc.o, module options
  • Bpck-fdc.o, uninstallation
  • BROKEN_FLOPPY_DRIVER
  • BSF
  • BSFM
  • BSR
  • Bug reporting
  • Bugs, already known

  • C

  • Capacity
  • Cartridge capacity
  • Colorado CMS FC-10/FC-20
  • Compatibility with non-Linux programs
  • Compatibility, ftape-2.x
  • Compatibility, ftape-2.x file marks
  • Compatibility, ftape-3.x
  • Compatibility, ftape-4.02
  • Compression devices
  • Compression, fixed block size
  • Compression, general discussion
  • Compression, switch on and off
  • Conf.modules and ftape
  • CONFIG_FDC_BASE
  • CONFIG_FDC_DMA
  • CONFIG_FDC_IRQ
  • CONFIG_FT_PROC_FS
  • CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
  • CONFIG_NO_TRACE
  • CONFIG_NO_TRACE_AT_ALL
  • Configuring modprobe, conf.modules

  • D

  • Debugging messages, examples
  • Debugging options
  • Debugging output, reducing
  • DEC Alpha
  • Devices
  • Devices creation
  • Devices, ftape-2.x
  • Devices, ftape-3.04d (and later versions)
  • Devices, minor device number
  • Devices, number of
  • Devices, raw access
  • Devices, rewinding
  • Devices, table
  • Discussion forum
  • Ditto Dash
  • Dma memory
  • Documentation
  • Documentation sources
  • Drive selection method
  • Drive status

  • E

  • Ejecting
  • End of file marks
  • EOD
  • EOF marks
  • EOF marks and ftape-2.x
  • EOF marks and ftape-3.04d and beyond
  • EOF marks and tar
  • EOF marks, creating
  • EOF marks, skipping backwards
  • EOF marks, skipping forward
  • EOM
  • Erase the tape cartridge
  • Exabyte accelerator
  • EXVT

  • F

  • FAQ
  • FDC_BASE
  • FDC_DMA
  • FDC_IRQ
  • FDC_OPT
  • File marks
  • File marks and ftape-2.x
  • File marks and ftape-3.04d and beyond
  • File marks and tar
  • File marks, creating
  • File marks, maximum number
  • File marks, skipping backwards
  • File marks, skipping forward
  • File System Interface
  • Floppy driver and Ftape
  • Floppy tape drives
  • Formatting
  • Formatting the documentation
  • Frequently asked questions
  • FSF
  • FSFM
  • FSR
  • Ft_fdc_base, bpck-fdc.o
  • Ft_fdc_base, ftape-internal.o
  • Ft_fdc_base, trakker.o
  • Ft_fdc_dma, ftape-internal.o
  • Ft_fdc_driver
  • Ft_fdc_fc10, ftape-internal.o
  • Ft_fdc_irq, bpck-fdc.o
  • Ft_fdc_irq, ftape-internal.o
  • Ft_fdc_irq, trakker.o
  • Ft_fdc_mach2, ftape-internal.o
  • Ft_fdc_parport, bpck-fdc.o
  • Ft_fdc_parport, trakker.o
  • Ft_fdc_rate_limit, bpck-fdc.o
  • Ft_fdc_rate_limit, ftape-internal.o
  • Ft_fdc_rate_limit, trakker.o
  • Ft_fdc_threshold, bpck-fdc.o
  • Ft_fdc_threshold, ftape-internal.o
  • Ft_fdc_threshold, trakker.o
  • Ft_tracings
  • Ftape compatibility
  • Ftape-2.x and file marks
  • Ftape-2.x devices
  • Ftape-2.x support
  • Ftape-2.x, compatibility
  • Ftape-2.x, file marks
  • Ftape-3.x, compatibility
  • Ftape-4.02, compatibility
  • Ftape-FAQ
  • Ftape-format.o
  • Ftape-HOWTO
  • Ftape-internal.o, ft_fdc_base
  • Ftape-internal.o, ft_fdc_dma
  • Ftape-internal.o, ft_fdc_fc10
  • Ftape-internal.o, ft_fdc_irq
  • Ftape-internal.o, ft_fdc_mach2
  • ftape-internal.o, ft_fdc_rate_limit
  • ftape-internal.o, ft_fdc_threshold
  • Ftape-internal.o, installation
  • ftape-internal.o, module options
  • Ftape-internal.o, uninstallation
  • Ftape-tools
  • Ftape.o, installation
  • Ftape.o, module options
  • Ftape.o, uninstallation
  • FTFMT_FORMAT_TRACK
  • FTFMT_GET_PARMS
  • FTFMT_SET_PARMS
  • FTFMT_STATUS
  • FTFMT_VERIFY
  • Ftformat
  • Ftmt

  • G

  • General FDC module options

  • H

  • Hardware configuration
  • Header segments
  • HOWTO
  • HTML documentation
  • Huge bug reports

  • I

  • Implementation
  • Info documentation
  • Insertion into the kernel
  • Insmod
  • Installation
  • Installation, devices
  • Installing bpck-fdc.o
  • Installing ftape-internal.o
  • Installing ftape.o
  • Installing the kernel modules and utilities
  • Installing trakker.o
  • Installing zft-compressor.o
  • Installing zftape.o
  • Intel
  • Ioctl definition, MTIOCFTCMD
  • Ioctl definition, MTIOCFTFORMAT
  • Ioctl definition, MTIOCGET
  • Ioctl definition, MTIOCGETSIZE
  • Ioctl definition, MTIOCPOS
  • Ioctl definition, MTIOCRDFTSEG
  • Ioctl definition, MTIOCVOLINFO
  • Ioctl definition, MTIOCWRFTSEG
  • Isapnptools
  • ix86

  • K

  • Kernel
  • Kernel auto-loading mechanism
  • Kernel log files
  • Kernel parameters
  • Kerneld
  • Kerneld, loading the driver
  • Kerneld, module locking
  • Kerneld, use with ftape
  • Kmod
  • Kmod, loading the driver
  • Kmod, module locking
  • Kmod, use with ftape
  • Known bugs

  • L

  • Limitations on maximum number of file marks
  • Linux tape mailing list
  • Linux v1.2.13
  • Linux v2.x.x
  • Load the cartridge.
  • Load time configuration
  • Loading the driver
  • Loading the driver with kerneld
  • Loading the driver with kmod
  • Loading the driver with modprobe
  • Loading, utilities needed
  • Lock the tape drive door

  • M

  • Machines
  • Mailing list
  • MAKEDEV.ftape
  • Memory fragmentation
  • Minor device number
  • Mmap
  • Module dependencies
  • Module options, bpck-fdc.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_base, bpck-fdc.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_base, ftape-internal.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_base, trakker.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_dma, ftape-internal.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_driver
  • Module options, ft_fdc_fc10, ftape-internal.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_irq, bpck-fdc.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_irq, ftape-internal.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_irq, trakker.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_mach2, ftape-internal.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_parport, bpck-fdc.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_parport, trakker.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_rate_limit, bpck-fdc.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_rate_limit, ftape-internal.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_rate_limit, trakker.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_threshold, bpck-fdc.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_threshold, ftape-internal.o
  • Module options, ft_fdc_threshold, trakker.o
  • Module options, ft_tracings
  • Module options, ftape-internal.o
  • Module options, ftape.o
  • Module options, general FDC options
  • Module options, trakker.o
  • Module options, zft-compressor.o
  • Module options, zftape.o
  • Module stack
  • Module structure
  • Module Unloading
  • MODULESDIR
  • MODVERSIONS
  • MOUNTAIN MACH-2
  • Mt
  • Mt and zftape
  • Mt reten
  • MTBSF
  • MTBSFM
  • MTBSR
  • MTCOMPRESSION
  • MTEOM
  • MTERASE
  • MTFSF
  • MTFSFM
  • MTFSR
  • MTIOCFTCMD
  • MTIOCFTFORMAT
  • MTIOCFTFORMAT, FTFMT_FORMAT_TRACK
  • MTIOCFTFORMAT, FTFMT_GET_PARMS
  • MTIOCFTFORMAT, FTFMT_SET_PARMS
  • MTIOCFTFORMAT, FTFMT_STATUS
  • MTIOCFTFORMAT, FTFMT_VERIFY
  • MTIOCFTFORMAT, ioctl definition
  • MTIOCGET
  • MTIOCGETSIZE
  • MTIOCPOS
  • MTIOCRDFTSEG
  • MTIOCTOP
  • MTIOCVOLINFO
  • MTLOAD
  • MTLOCK
  • MTNOP
  • MTOFFL
  • MTRESET
  • MTRETEN
  • MTREW
  • MTSEEK
  • MTSETBLK
  • MTSETDENSITY
  • MTSETDRVBUFFER
  • MTSETPART
  • MTSTATUS, sample output
  • MTTELL
  • MTUNLOAD
  • MTUNLOCK
  • MTWEOF

  • N

  • No tape drive found
  • Non-rewinding devices
  • Number of tape devices

  • O

  • Off-line

  • P

  • Parameters, boot
  • Parameters, kernel
  • Patching
  • Plug and Play
  • Plug and Pray
  • Postscript documentation
  • Procfs

  • Q

  • QIC Development Standard
  • Query tape status
  • Quick install

  • R

  • Raw access devices
  • Read only support for ftape-2.x
  • Reading tape segments
  • Recognition by other programs
  • Resetting the tape drive
  • Retension
  • Retention
  • Rewinding devices
  • Rewinding the tape

  • S

  • Seek
  • Segments, reading
  • Selection
  • Set block size
  • Set the tape drive partition
  • Set trace level
  • SETDENSITY
  • SETDRVBUFFER
  • Sftape.o
  • Size of a volume
  • Skip to end of data
  • Skipping backwards over file marks
  • Skipping backwards over tape blocks
  • Skipping forward over file marks
  • Skipping forward over tape blocks
  • Software
  • Status query
  • Subscribing to linux-tape
  • Swapout
  • Syslog, sample output

  • T

  • Tape blocks
  • Tape blocks, seek
  • Tape blocks, skipping backwards
  • Tape blocks, skipping forward
  • Tape control program
  • Tape device, ftape-2.x
  • Tape devices
  • Tape devices, ftape-3.04d (and later versions)
  • Tape devices, minor device number
  • Tape devices, number of
  • Tape devices, table
  • Tape operations
  • Tape position
  • Tape status
  • Tape stretch
  • Tar and file marks
  • Tell tape position
  • Testing
  • Testing, auto rewind
  • Testing, non rewinding devices
  • Testing, reading data
  • Testing, tape status
  • Testing, tar and multiple volumes
  • Testing, verify data
  • Testing, writing data
  • Trace level, setting
  • TRACE_FLAGS
  • Tracing options
  • Tracing, sample output
  • Trakker.o, ft_fdc_base
  • Trakker.o, ft_fdc_irq
  • Trakker.o, ft_fdc_parport
  • Trakker.o, ft_fdc_rate_limit
  • Trakker.o, ft_fdc_threshold
  • Trakker.o, installation
  • Trakker.o, module options
  • Trakker.o, uninstallation

  • U

  • Un-installing devices
  • Un-installing ftape
  • Unexpected stray interrupt
  • Uninstall
  • Uninstalling bpck-fdc.o
  • Uninstalling ftape-internal.o
  • Uninstalling ftape.o
  • Uninstalling trakker.o
  • Uninstalling zft-compressor.o
  • Uninstalling zftape.o
  • Unknown vendor id
  • Unload the cartridge.
  • Unlocking the tape drive door
  • Updating of header segments

  • V

  • v1.2.13
  • v2.x.x
  • Versioned Kernel Symbols
  • VFS Interface
  • Viewing HTML documentation
  • Volume block size
  • Volume compression
  • Volume information
  • Volume number
  • Volume size
  • Volume table
  • VTBL limitations
  • Vtblc

  • W

  • Wakeup type mismatch
  • WEOF
  • Writing file marks

  • Z

  • Zft-compressor.o, installation
  • Zft-compressor.o, module options
  • Zft-compressor.o, uninstallation
  • Zftape and file marks
  • Zftape, device table
  • Zftape, devices
  • Zftape.o, installation
  • Zftape.o, module options
  • Zftape.o, uninstallation

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