On Wed, 12 May 2004 08:57:26 -0400 James Kosin <jkosin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Since updating to the latest kernel (2.4.22-1.2188.nptl), I've had > problems with my HP IDE Tape drive. Previous kernels everything > worked.~ This kernel just reports when using the generic IDE drivers > that the'device / resource is busy' if I use the IDE-SCSI emulation > drivers, I get 'Input/output error'... > > I know the tape drive is OK.... Just don't know why Linux has stopped > working with the tape drive. I had the same problem a while ago. It appears one of the newer 2.4.something kernels broke IDE tape support for some drives (mine was an HP/Colorado 5GB). I never could get it working, so I got SCSI DLT tape drives instead. I needed the larger capacity anyway, so I never spent too long trying to fix the IDE tape device. -- -John (john@xxxxxxxxxxx)
