Hi there all,
Well my problems seem to have been solved.
I had originally installed the Ditto Max on my primary
linux machine / web server. Since it was giving me
so many fits, I decided I didn't want to keep taking
my web server down to investigate issues.
Plopped the DittoMax into my other machine and bingo,
full joy backups of multiple hundreds of mega-bytes.
Full verification success via tar --verify, and tar -d.
I even changed some files on purpose to force a failure.
Very odd the two machines have very similar peripherals,
they are both Microns. One is an older P75 (the one that
doesn't work). The othere is a Micron P233MMX, both with
twin on-board IDE buses to drive ATAPI CDRoms as well as
disk drives.
I tried the Ditto Dash controller in both but only the P233
works well. For reasons unbeknownst to me the stupid thing
won't work in Win95 mode, yeah right, like I care.
So I am happily making backups now, with tar.
Next question, since I am now client-server (essentially)
what do folks like / dislike about the various packages
that are out there?
I have attached my conf.modules and dashpnp (PlugNPlay config)
for those who need information.
Frank P. Bresz }*{ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Home: 724/744-4042 Work: 412/338-6922
URL: http://www.BreszLand.COM/fpb
# $Id: dashpnp.conf,v 1.1 1998/11/25 02:30:26 root Exp root $
# This is free software, see the sources for details.
# This software has NO WARRANTY, use at your OWN RISK
#
# For details of this file format, see isapnp.conf(5)
#
# For latest information on isapnp and pnpdump see:
# http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/
#
# Compiler flags: -DREALTIME -DNEEDSETSCHEDULER -DABORT_ONRESERR
#
# Trying port address 0203
# Trying port address 020b
# Board 1 has serial identifier 0f ff ff ff ff 40 00 ed 25
# (DEBUG)
(READPORT 0x020b)
(ISOLATE PRESERVE)
(IDENTIFY *)
(VERBOSITY 2)
(CONFLICT (IO FATAL)(IRQ FATAL)(DMA FATAL)(MEM FATAL)) # or WARNING
# Card 1: (serial identifier 0f ff ff ff ff 40 00 ed 25)
# Vendor Id IOM0040, No Serial Number (-1), checksum 0x0F.
# Version 1.0, Vendor version 0.1
# ANSI string -->iomega 4Mb/S PNP tape controller<--
#
# Logical device id IOM0040
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3b
# Device supports vendor reserved register @ 0x3c
#
# Edit the entries below to uncomment out the configuration required.
# Note that only the first value of any range is given, this may be changed if required
# Don't forget to uncomment the activate (ACT Y) when happy
(CONFIGURE IOM0040/-1 (LD 0
# Logical device decodes 16 bit IO address lines
# Minimum IO base address 0x0200
# Maximum IO base address 0x03e0
# IO base alignment 16 bytes
# Number of IO addresses required: 8
(IO 0 (SIZE 8) (BASE 0x0210))
# Multiple choice time, choose one only !
# Start dependent functions: priority preferred
# IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
(INT 0 (IRQ 6 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is not a bus master
# DMA may not execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# Start dependent functions: priority functional
# IRQ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15.
# High true, edge sensitive interrupt (by default)
# (INT 0 (IRQ 3 (MODE +E)))
# First DMA channel 0, 1, 2 or 3.
# 8 bit DMA only
# Logical device is not a bus master
# DMA may not execute in count by byte mode
# DMA may not execute in count by word mode
# DMA channel speed in compatible mode
# (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
# End dependent functions
(NAME "IOM0040/-1[0]{iomega 4Mb/S PNP tape controller}")
(ACT Y)
))
# End tag... Checksum 0x00 (OK)
# Returns all cards to the "Wait for Key" state
(WAITFORKEY)
alias eth0 ne
options ne io=0x300
alias char-major-27 zftape
options ftape ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none ft_tracings=3,3,3,3,3
options ftape-internal ft_fdc_base=0x210 ft_fdc_dma=0 ft_fdc_irq=6
ft_fdc_rate_limit=500 ft_fdc_threshold=4
options zftape ft_major_device_number=27
pre-install ftape-internal /usr/bin/swapout 15
pre-install ftape-internal /sbin/isapnp /etc/dashpnp.conf
