FC3: ide tape problem with kernel 2.6.10 [SOLVED]

[Craig Goodyear]

  >> I am using a Seagate STT8000A ATAPI tape drive for backup.  Prior to
>> the kernel update to 2.6.10, 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.
>> However, I am not able to restore any of the backup files to the hard 
>> disk.
>>
> 
> I have found that I can get the tape drive to work if DMA is turned off. 
> The tape is setup as hdd during the boot process.  However, there 
> is no entry created in /dev for hdd.  The only way that I know to 
> disable DMA is for all IDE drives, using ide=nodma.  Since /dev/hdd is 
> missing, I cannot figure out a way to use hdparm.
> 
> Is there a way to turn off the DMA for only the tape drive?
> 

Thanks to those who responded to my requests for help.

Craig