On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Robie Basak wrote:
Thank's for your reply !
>
> 1. Which version of ftape are you running? If you're using the one
> which came with a kernel, try upgrading to the latest (although I
> believe that this is not required for the 3200, it may help if there
> was a problem which has since been fixed).
I'm using the latest I managed to find. ftape-4.x-1999_09_11
ftape-tools-1.07
>
> 2. Have you got the ftape module compiled?
>
Yup. Done, installed and loaded.
> 3. Have you got the ftape module loaded? If you got to this stage,
> show us the logging output found in /var/log/messages.
>
This to I have done.
> 4. Otherwise, where is it failing?
I just get the following message:
/dev/*tape: No such device :-(
No matter which device i try I get the same message.
I forgot to tell you that my system is a RedHat 6.1. Kernel 2.2.12-20.
I have included the requested information here.
--- Output of lsmod. ---
Module Size Used by
parport_probe 2980 0 (autoclean) (unused)
bpck-fdc 32260 0
ftape 147256 0 [bpck-fdc]
bpck 9132 0 (unused)
paride 3340 1 [bpck]
parport 7124 0 [parport_probe bpck-fdc paride]
ip_masq_cuseeme 816 0 (unused)
ip_masq_raudio 2736 0 (unused)
ip_masq_vdolive 1072 0 (unused)
ip_masq_irc 1360 0
ip_masq_ftp 3984 0
hisax 134920 3
isdn_bsdcomp 5256 0
isdn 109228 4 [hisax isdn_bsdcomp]
ppp 20012 0 (unused)
slhc 4328 1 [isdn ppp]
nfsd 144060 8 (autoclean)
lockd 30984 1 (autoclean) [nfsd]
sunrpc 52516 1 (autoclean) [nfsd lockd]
ne2k-pci 4448 1 (autoclean)
8390 6244 0 (autoclean) [ne2k-pci]
-- Available tape devices. ---
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Dec 18 20:21 /dev/ftape -> rft0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Dec 18 20:21 /dev/nftape -> nrft0
crw------- 1 root root 27, 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/nqft0
crw------- 1 root root 27, 5 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/nqft1
crw------- 1 root root 27, 6 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/nqft2
crw------- 1 root root 27, 7 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/nqft3
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 36 Apr 17 1999 /dev/nrawqft0
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 37 Apr 17 1999 /dev/nrawqft1
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 38 Apr 17 1999 /dev/nrawqft2
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 39 Apr 17 1999 /dev/nrawqft3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/nrft0 -> nqft0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/nrft1 -> nqft1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/nrft2 -> nqft2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/nrft3 -> nqft3
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 20 Apr 17 1999 /dev/nzqft0
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 21 Apr 17 1999 /dev/nzqft1
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 22 Apr 17 1999 /dev/nzqft2
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 23 Apr 17 1999 /dev/nzqft3
crw------- 1 root root 27, 0 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/qft0
crw------- 1 root root 27, 1 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/qft1
crw------- 1 root root 27, 2 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/qft2
crw------- 1 root root 27, 3 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/qft3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/rawft0 -> qft0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/rawft1 -> qft1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/rawft2 -> qft2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/rawft3 -> qft3
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 32 Apr 17 1999 /dev/rawqft0
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 33 Apr 17 1999 /dev/rawqft1
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 34 Apr 17 1999 /dev/rawqft2
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 35 Apr 17 1999 /dev/rawqft3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/rft0 -> qft0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/rft1 -> qft1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/rft2 -> qft2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Apr 12 23:35 /dev/rft3 -> qft3
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 16 Apr 17 1999 /dev/zqft0
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 17 Apr 17 1999 /dev/zqft1
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 18 Apr 17 1999 /dev/zqft2
crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 19 Apr 17 1999 /dev/zqft3
tail /var/log/messages
Apr 29 18:19:35 merlin ipppd[1236]: link 0 closed , linkunit: 0
Apr 29 18:19:35 merlin ipppd[1236]: reinit_unit: 0
Apr 29 18:19:35 merlin ipppd[1236]: Connect[0]: /dev/ippp0, fd: 8
Apr 29 18:19:35 merlin isdnlog: Apr 29 18:19:35 tei 64 calling +46 /20899999, Sweden
with +46 /40240397, Sweden HANGUP ( 0:00:16 I=186.0 b O=233.0 b) Normal call clearing
(User)
Apr 29 18:20:56 merlin insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/zftape.o: unresolved symbol
ftape_function_nest_level_R50196743
Apr 29 18:20:56 merlin insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/zftape.o: unresolved symbol
ftape_start_writing_Ra99d81e3
Apr 29 18:20:56 merlin insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/zftape.o: unresolved symbol
ftape_tracing_R6b6253d3
Apr 29 18:20:56 merlin insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/zftape.o: unresolved symbol
ftape_set_nr_buffers_R8b56caaa
Apr 29 18:20:56 merlin insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/zftape.o: unresolved symbol
ftape_mmap_R4c3a76cb
Apr 29 18:20:56 merlin insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.12-20/misc/zftape.o: unresolved symbol
ftape_read_segment_fraction_Rc87f4ed7
total 36
ls -la /usr/src/ft*
drwxr-xr-x 7 1117 games 4096 Sep 12 1999 ftape-4.x-1999_09_11
drwxr-xr-x 5 1117 games 4096 Apr 12 22:48 ftape-doc-1999_03_17
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Apr 12 22:55 ftape-tools-1.07
/Jocke!
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