FC3: ide tape problem with kernel 2.6.10

[Craig Goodyear]

Craig Goodyear wrote:
> I have recently updated my FC3 kernel from 2.6.9-1.667 to 
> 2.6.10-1.766_FC3.  The system has had all available updates applied.  I 
> am using a Seagate STT8000A ATAPI tape drive for backup.  I am loading 
> the ide-scsi module.  Prior to the update, tar and dump both worked 
> without any problems using this tape drive.
> 
> Since the kernel update, tar and dump appear to write the files to the 
> tape drive: no error messages are generated during the write and the 
> tape is positioned at the correct block following the write.  However, I 
> am not able to restore any of the backup files to the hard disk.

I have still not been able to resolve this problem.

Is there anyone on the list that has successfully restored files to a
hard disk from a tape backup created with tar or dump using an ide tape
drive with any of the 2.6.10 kernels?

Craig