Version:           2.0.1 (using KDE 3.5.1 Level "a" , SUSE 10.1)
Compiler:          Target: i586-suse-linux
OS:                Linux (i586) release 2.6.16.13-4-default

Running OpenSuse v10.1 with IDE/ATAPI Travan drive. Using idetape module, creates devices at /dev/ht0 and /dev/nht0. I have tried setting kdat preferences to both devices with no joy.

When I attempt to mount a tape, KDat pops up an error message saying:
There appears to be no tape in the drive /dev/nht0. Please
check "Edit->Preferences" to make sure the
correct device is selected as the tape drive (e.g.
/dev/st0). If you hear the tape drive moving, wait
until it stops and then try mounting it again.

The tape drive works fine with tar and star.

Startup messages from my system:
<7>Probing IDE interface ide1...
<4>hdc: COMPAQ SC-140S, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
<4>hdd: Seagate STT20000A, ATAPI TAPE drive
<4>ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15

<4>ide_tape: module not supported by Novell, setting U taint flag.
<6>ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: Seagate STT20000A rev 8A51
<6>ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: 1000KBps, 6*54kB buffer, 9720kB pipeline, 108ms tDSC, DMA