The Ftape Installation Guide
Concept Index
/dev/nqft
/dev/nrawft
/dev/nrft
/dev/nzqft
/dev/qft
/dev/rawft
/dev/rft
/dev/zqft
1.2.13
2.0.0
2.1.0
Algorithm used for compression
Alpha
Alpha/AXP and Ftape
Architectures
Auto-loading
Backup software
BINDIR
Block size and compression
Block size of a volume
Block size, general discussion
Block size, setting it
BROKEN_FLOPPY_DRIVER
BSF
BSFM
BSR
Bug reporting
Bugs, already known
Capacity
Cartridge capacity
Colorado CMS FC-10/FC-20
Compatibility
Compatibility with non-Linux programs
Compatibility, ftape-2.x file marks
Compression algorithm
Compression and
tar
Compression devices
Compression method
Compression, error recovery
Compression, fixed block size
Compression, general discussion
Compression, switch on and off
CONFIG_FDC_BASE
CONFIG_FDC_DMA
CONFIG_FDC_IRQ
CONFIG_FT_ALPHA_CLOCK
CONFIG_FT_PROC_FS
CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
CONFIG_NO_TRACE
CONFIG_NO_TRACE_AT_ALL
Configuration for Linux/Alpha
Configuring modprobe, conf.modules
Contents of a cartridge
Debugging messages, examples
Debugging options
Debugging output, reducing
DEC Alpha
Devices
Devices creation
Devices,
ftape-2.x
Devices, minor device number
Devices, number of
Devices, raw access
Devices, rewinding
Devices, table
Devices,
zftape
Discussion forum
Ditto Dash
Dma memory
DOCDIR
Documentation
Documentation sources
Documentation, how to uninstall it
Drive selection method
Drive status
DVI documentation
Ejecting
End of file marks
EOD
EOF marks
EOF marks and
ftape-2.x
EOF marks and tar
EOF marks and
zftape
EOF marks, creating
EOF marks, skipping backwards
EOF marks, skipping forward
EOM
Erase the tape cartridge
Exabyte accelerator
EXVT
FAQ
FDC_BASE
FDC_DMA
FDC_IRQ
FDC_OPT
File marks
File marks and
ftape-2.x
File marks and tar
File marks and
zftape
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
Ftape compatibility
Ftape-2.x and file marks
Ftape-2.x devices
Ftape-2.x, file marks
Ftape-FAQ
Ftape-format.o
Ftape.info, installation
Ftape.info, uninstall
Ftape.o, installation
Ftape.o, uninstall
FTFMT_FORMAT_TRACK
FTFMT_GET_PARMS
FTFMT_SET_PARMS
FTFMT_STATUS
FTFMT_VERIFY
Ftformat
Ftformat, installation
Ftformat, uninstall
Ftmt
Ftmt, installation
Ftmt, uninstall
Hardware configuration
Header segments
HTML documentation
Huge bug reports
i386
i486
Implementation
Info documentation
INFODIR
Insertion into the kernel
Insmod
Installation
Installation, depmod
Installation, devices
Installing ftape.info
Installing ftape.o
Installing ftformat
Installing ftmt
Installing listtape
Installing mt
Installing swapout
Installing the kernel modules and utilities
Installing vtblc
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
Kernel
Kernel log files
Kerneld
Kerneld, module locking
Kerneld, use with ftape
Known bugs
Limitations on maximum number of file marks
Linux-1.2.13
Linux-2.0.0
Linux-2.1.0
Listing volumes
Listtape
Listtape, installation
Load time configuration
Loading the driver
Loading the driver with kerneld
Loading the driver with modprobe
Loading, utilities needed
Lzrw3
Machines
Mailing list
MAKEDEV.ftape
MANDIR
Memory fragmentation
Minor device number
Mmap
Module Unloading
Modules dependencies
MODULESDIR
MODVERSIONS
MOUNTAIN MACH-2
Mt
Mt and zftape
Mt reten
Mt, installation
Mt, uninstall
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
MTNOP
MTOFFL
MTRESET
MTRETEN
MTREW
MTSEEK
MTSETBLK
MTSETDENSITY
MTSETDRVBUFFER
MTSTATUS, sample output
MTTELL
MTWEOF
No tape drive found
Non-rewinding devices
Number of tape devices
Off-line
Patching
Plug and Play
Plug and Pray
Procfs
Query tape status
Quick install
Raw access devices
Reading tape segments
Recognition by other programs
Resetting the tape drive
Retension
Retention
Rewinding devices
Rewinding the tape
SBINDIR
Seek
Segments, reading
Selection
Set block size
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
Swapout, installation
Swapout, uninstall
Syslog, sample output
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, minor device number
Tape devices, number of
Tape devices, table
Tape devices,
zftape
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
Time stamp
Trace level, setting
TRACE_FLAGS
Tracing options
Tracing, sample output
Un-installing devices
Un-installing
ftape
Un-installing ftape.info
Un-installing ftape.o
Un-installing ftformat
Un-installing ftmt
Un-installing mt
Un-installing swapout
Un-installing the documentation
Un-installing vtblc
Un-installing zft-compressor.o
Un-installing zftape.o
Unexpected stray interrupt
Uninstall
Unknown vendor id
Updating of header segments
Versioned Kernel Symbols
VFS Interface
Viewing HTML documentation
Viewing Info documentation
Volume block size
Volume compression
Volume information
Volume number
Volume size
Volume table
Volumes listing
VTBL limitations
Vtblc
Vtblc, installation
Vtblc, uninstall
Wakeup type mismatch
WEOF
Writing file marks
Zft-compressor.o, installation
Zft-compressor.o, uninstall
Zftape and conf.modules
Zftape and file marks
Zftape, device table
Zftape, devices
Zftape.o, installation
Zftape.o, uninstall
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