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Date:      Sun, 15 Jan 1995 18:08:12 +0100 (MET)
From:      j@uriah.sax.de (J Wunsch)
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD hackers)
Subject:   Re: Colorado 250 Tape Drive
Message-ID:  <199501151708.SAA03567@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de>
In-Reply-To: <199501150930.BAA21553@genesis.nred.ma.us> from "Steve Gerakines" at Jan 15, 95 01:30:22 am

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As Steve Gerakines wrote:
| 
| Next, make sure the device is configured into your kernel.  By default
| it is disabled because it apparently causes problems with some peoples'
| systems.  You will need to build a new kernel.  Your config should have:
| 
| disk            fd0     at fdc0 drive 0
| disk            fd1     at fdc0 drive 1
| tape            ft0     at fdc0 drive 2
| 
| make sure this last line isn't commented out.

As far as i know, the fdc line in the config file does also need a
``flags 0x1'' clause (right after the `bio' keyword), otherwise the ft
probe will be skipped.

-- 
cheers, J"org                             work:      --- no longer ---
                                          private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.sax.de

Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)



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