Hello!!! Every one I have attached a tape drive to my comp through a ISA card on which there are one LPT port (connected to the tape data cable) the other has my mouse. now these are the output of "tail -f /var/log/messages" [EMAIL PROTECTED] /]# tail -f /var/log/messages May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.4.18-14 with versioned symbols May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: [000] ftape-init.c (ftape_init) - installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ... . May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: [001] ftape-init.c (ftape_init) - ftape_init @ 0xca8ef060. May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: [002] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c1293260, dma area @ c0ef0000. May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: [003] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c1293de0, dma area @ c0870000. May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: [004] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c1293ee0, dma area @ c0890000. May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: [005] ftape-calibr.c (time_inb) - inb() duration: 717 nsec. May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: [006] ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `ftape_udelay()' = 924 nsec (at 10239 counts). May 17 23:20:38 localhost kernel: [007] ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 2020 nsec (at 2559 counts). ....all this with a load of support from Mithun Bhattacharya well the output of the exercise was the dam thing still did not work ...did not get loaded properly and could not read or write to the tape drive. Yes there is power ...when i insert the Tape ...the drive initialises and after that ...nothing. i have a HP Colorado5GB (TRAVAN) (2.5GB uncompressed / 5 GB compress ) data . now the second option for me is to install an AdvanSys SCSI / PCI card....i connect the tape drive to it (which i have never done before) and then try to work on it. third is that i switch between the printer which is installed on LPT1 and the port on the ISA port. support me guys to select which option should i go for ....personaly i prefer AdvanSysc SCSI ....what problem will i face ...n how to proceed.
TIA Nitin Chandra __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
