On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Wolfgang Weisselberg wrote:
> > Brand new (factory refurbished) iOmega Ditto Easy 3200. Head is pristine,
> > tape has been retensioned multiple times and multiple tapes have been
> > used.
>
> So clean that head :-)
> Especially new tapes or new drives can still have residue in
> them: the first time I cleaaned my (tape) head after getting
> it new it was dirty, compared to many hours of operation.
I'll try that, but I would be surprised if that was the problem given a
post I sent today. I found a whole bevy of error messages in
/var/log/messages that are shedding a whole new light on this.
> Hmmm... Do *recheck* which jumpers you put where on the
> accellerator card and *recheck* that you use *these* numbers
> on the ftape modules. Maybe Win uses different numbers ...
> which happen to be 'right' (Windows might even re-distribute
> IRQs or such stuff, if you do not use a jumpered accellerator
> card, so these numbers may not be the ones you really need.)
Hmmm... I don't use an accelerator card and according to my own
observations and iOmega's documentation the iOmega Ditto Easy 3200 does
not have any jumpers. When I do an insmod on the relevant modules (3.04d
or 4.XX) I get the same /var/log/messages errors. I can post them if you
wish, however I posted the relevant messages earlier today. Let me know if
you missed them. I think an experienced eye will pick out the error of my
ways rather quickly based on the error messages. Basically it was about
the FDC not being able to go over 500KBs and failing on a rate change when
I do a status (the second try at getting a status comes out fine).
> > Can anyone think of anything I'm missing here??? Are there any tools to
> > get down and dirty with the bits and bytes flowing back and forth?
>
> You can tune the debugging up to that point, IIRC.
How do I do that? Is is an argument to the module or is it in a config
file?
> > Thank you for your help! I assure you, when I get this working I will post
> > a detailed account of what it took!
>
> Just cut it down to the relevant points, I'd hate having
> several MB of email to read. :-)
Understood. I will be extremely concise. If it doesn't fit on my screen
without scrolling, it doesn't go (unless you asked for it).
I very much appreciate your help!
-Chuck
