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Date:      Wed, 01 Nov 2000 23:40:15 -0800
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>
To:        Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely8.cicely.de>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Using tape drives in linux emulation
Message-ID:  <3A011A5F.77800DC2@cup.hp.com>
References:  <20001101181907.A33365@cicely8.cicely.de>

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Bernd Walter wrote:
> 
> It seems that linux progs are using foreign ioctls on tape drives
> which of course will fail.

Of course?

> Is there anyone already working on an emulation for these?

AFIACT, no.

> Are there similar problems for seriel devices?

Probably.

It's quite likely we don't support less frequently used or very
specialized ioctls. These are mostly implemented on a need-to-have basis
triggered by a can-be-done condition (what?)

Do you know what you need?

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Marcel Moolenaar
  mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org
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