I still can't get anything out of it.
I tried base=0x370 DMA=2 and IRQ=6 as suggested by another Skip, but to
no avail. I still cannot get any response at all. I'm getting some
messages in /var/log/messages that perhaps make sense to others.
It appears that it is not finding my Exabyte accelerator card, or
something like that.
Here's a snippet of the messages file. Note the "no drive polling
interrupt!" near the bottom...
Nov 30 14:20:48 kernel: fdc-internal.c: fdc_internal_register @
0x088528f4. Nov 30 14:20:48 kernel: [005] fdc-io.c (fdc_register)
- Probing for ftape-int
ernal tape drive slot
0. Nov 30
14:20:48 kernel: [006] 0 fdc-internal.c (_fdc_int_detect) - called with
count
0.
Nov 30 14:20:48 kernel: [007] 0 fdc-internal.c (_fdc_int_detect) -
fdc[0] base:
0x0370, irq: 6, dma:
2. Nov 30
14:20:48 kernel: [008] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#1
@ 01318098, dma area @
00580000. Nov 30 14:20:48
kernel: [009] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2
@ 01318318, dma area @
00fe0000. Nov 30 14:20:48
kernel: [010] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3
@ 01318398, dma area @ 00ca8000.
Nov 30 14:41:02 kernel: [011] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) -
calibr_c
ouNov 30 14:41:03 kernel: [013] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive
polling interrupt!.
Nov 30 14:41:03 kernel: [014] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc
not ready.
Nov 30 14:41:03 kernel: [015] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) -
__fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16.
Nov 30 14:41:03 kernel: [016] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc
not ready.
Nov 30 14:41:03 kernel: [017] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) -
__fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16.nt: 6617,
calibr_time: 9997 us.
Nov 30 14:41:02 kernel: [012] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) -
TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1510 nsec (at 6617 counts).
Does anyone understand what this means?
Thanks,
Skip Egley
