I have tried out ftape from the ftape archives without very much success
on an Iomega Ditto 2Gb.
Now I have removed that ftape from my system and want to see how the ftape
that comes with Debian 2.0 works. I know it comes from the same source,
but I have trouble configuring debian's version.
What I have done: I have recompiled my kernel (2.0.34) to include ftape
support and change Makefile in /usr/src/linux-2.0.3.4/drivers/char/ftape:
# This enables some (most?) 2Mbps controllers:
FDC_OPT = -DFDC_BASE=0x370 -DFDC_IRQ=6 -DFDC_DMA=3
When I try to do a
ftmt -f /dev/qft0 status
I get
ftmt: /dev/qft0: Operation not supported by device
I then installed the ftape module and -utils packages from the binary CD.
The same happens with the following output in /var/log/messages:
Sep 17 10:48:29 Johann kernel: ftape-2.08 960314
Sep 17 10:48:29 Johann kernel: (c) 1993-1995 Bas Laarhoven ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Sep 17 10:48:29 Johann kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen ([EMAIL
PROTECTED])
Sep 17 10:48:29 Johann kernel: (c) 1996-1997 Claus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Sep 17 10:48:29 Johann kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020 tape
drives
Sep 17 10:48:29 Johann kernel: Compiled for kernel version 2.0.34 with
versioned symbols
Sep 17 10:48:30 Johann kernel: [000] fdc-io.c (fdc_config) - Using fdc
controller at alternate address.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [001] fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - missing
interrupt after reset.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - missing
interrupt after reset.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [003] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [004] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [005] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [006] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [007] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [008] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [009] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, fatal.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [010] fdc-io.c (fdc_issue_command) - result
phase aborted.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [011] fdc-io.c (fdc_sense_interrupt_status)
- issue_command failed.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [012] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [013] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [014] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [015] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [016] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [017] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [018] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, fatal.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [019] fdc-io.c (fdc_issue_command) - result
phase aborted.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [020] fdc-io.c (fdc_sense_interrupt_status)
- issue_command failed.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [021] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [022] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [023] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [024] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [025] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [026] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [027] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, fatal.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [028] fdc-io.c (fdc_issue_command) - result
phase aborted.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [029] fdc-io.c (fdc_sense_interrupt_status)
- issue_command failed.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [030] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [031] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [032] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [033] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [034] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [035] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - premature
end of result phase.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [036] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, fatal.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [037] fdc-io.c (fdc_issue_command) - result
phase aborted.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [038] fdc-io.c (fdc_sense_interrupt_status)
- issue_command failed.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [039] fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type i82078-1 or
5Volt i82078SL FDC found.
Sep 17 10:48:32 Johann kernel: [040] fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Treating it as
an i82078-1 (2Mbps) FDC.
Sep 17 10:49:03 Johann kernel: [041] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_activate_drive) - no
tape drive found !.
Sep 17 10:49:03 Johann kernel: [042] kernel-interface.c (ftape_open) -
_ftape_open failed.
How do I get ftape to work?
Johann
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