Hi I'm still having problems figuring this out, because I don't want to recompile unnecessarily. SuSE70-kernel-2.2.16 or -2.4.2 - I have ftape installed to use for backups, it works fine if I boot to my 2.2.16 kernel & modules. When I boot to 2.4.2, I get a difference in /var/log/messages, on parport_pc than when booting 2.2.16. excerp from /usr/src/linux/2.2.16/config - parport - paride section.CONFIG_PARPORT=m CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=m CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=m CONFIG_PARIDE=m CONFIG_PARIDE_BPCK=m 2.2.16 kernel /var/log/messages - ftape works fine with 2.2.16 kernel, and modules for ftape. May 14 13:14:00 basslake kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [SPP,PS2,EPP] - - -snip - - - X 18 lines - excerp from /usr/src/linux2.4.2/config - parport - paride section.CONFIG_PARPORT=m CONFIG_PARPORT_PC=m CONFIG_PARPORT_OTHER is not set CONFIG_PARPORT_1284=y CONFIG_PARIDE=m CONFIG_PARIDE_PARPORT=m CONFIG_PARIDE_BPCK=m looks like there's an extra option for 'parport - paride modules' in the 2.4.X series kernels , ' CONFIG_PARPORT_1284'. but I don't know why that would cause any problem when all the other options are set the same as I have in 2.2.16 . /var/log/messages - for 2.4.2 - gives as follows - 2.4.2 kernel - /var/log/messages - ftape, she's a no work here !!! ??? May 15 11:13:34 basslake kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP] hmm - extra stuff , and missing stuff. Missing=[SPP,PS2 Extra , or new ? =[PCSPP,TRISTATE Can someone tell me for sure that , if I reconfig, and take out , 'CONFIG_PARPORT_1284=y' I would get the desired results, [SPP,PS2,EPP] ? Or anyother way to get around this ? Thanks for any suggestions , and help. John W Mislan