I have a problem with ftape. What happened was that I had a backup on
QIC80 tape that I made from Red Hat 5.2 and I (foolishly?) installed
SuSE 7.0. I then found I could not read the tape with the newer version
of ftape.
In the Ftape-HOWTO Claus Heine gives a check list of the things I
need to tell you about:
Kernel version: was 2.0.36, now 2.2.16
ftape version: 3.04d
model: Colorado Jumbo DJ-10/DJ-20
bus type: The motherboard has both ISA and PCI slots but I don't
think this is relevant because I wrote and read the tape
with the older kernel so it is not a matter of ftape not working.
what I did: I copied tob to the SuSE system and ran it. I didn't recompile
afio but used the SuSE version. All afio does is call ftape.
what went wrong: tob reported 'No input'. The log in /var/spool/messages
had a report from ftape to say that it was looking at a
new cartridge. An extract from the log is below. It was not
a new cartridge -- I have been able to read it by reloading
kernel 2.0.36 and the corresponding version 2.08 of ftape.
Current kernel: I still have it, and the file ftape.o
Another point: in Red Hat /dev/ftape is a link to /dev/rft0 while in SuSE
it is a link to /dev/qft0; Does that make any difference?
Before I try increasing the tracing level maybe you could let me know
whether this is a new thing or something you know about already.
Tony Sumner
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Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: ftape v3.04d 25/11/97
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: (c) 1996-1997 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020 floppy tape
drives
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.16
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [000] ftape-init.c (ftape_init) - installing QIC-117
floppy tape hardware drive ... .
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [001] ftape-init.c (ftape_init) - ftape_init @
0xc283a054.
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [002] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#1 @ c0917220, dma area @ c0ab8000.
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [003] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#2 @ c09172c0, dma area @ c0a80000.
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [004] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#3 @ c0917040, dma area @ c09f8000.
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [005] ftape-calibr.c (time_inb) - inb() duration:
638 nsec.
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [006] ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for
`ftape_udelay()' = 840 nsec (at 10239 counts).
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [007] ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for
`fdc_wait()' = 1784 nsec (at 5119 counts).
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: zftape for ftape v3.04d 25/11/97
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver.
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table, dynamic
memory allocation
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: and builtin compression (lzrw3 algorithm).
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.16
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [008] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @
0xc2861538.
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [009] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape
VFS interface for ftape driver ....
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [010] fdc-io.c (fdc_config) - fdc base: 0x3f0,
irq: 6, dma: 2.
Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [011] fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type 8272A/765A
compatible FDC found.
Nov 25 20:23:56 macaulay kernel: [012] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_get_drive_status) -
status: new cartridge.
etc
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