Linux 6.2? You out crusing in a time machine again? The current version of Linux is 2.4. If you somehow have version 6.2, I'm sure many developers will be VERY interested in leaping years ahead. If you're confused, remember that RedHat Linux 6.2 != Linux 6.2. RedHat is a distribution of the Linux KERNEL and other software that make it a complete operating system. Linux alone is a kernel, and not all that useful. Anyway, modprobe ide-tape would be a good start. You'll also have to add the parallel port ide modules, but look at /usr/src/linux/Documentation/paride.txt (This may be in /usr/doc or /usr/share/doc if you haven't compiled your own kernel, your miliage may very, etc, etc.). It's RedHat, so you should be able to do everything through linuxconf if that kind of thing turns you on. Hope that's helpful. Andrew S. Zbikowski | Home: 763.591.0977 http://www.ringworld.org | PCS: 612.306.6055 They must not get baseball sized hail in Redmond. If they did they would have realized HailStorm is a bad name for their new services.