Tim Jones wrote:
> <SNIP>
> Matt,
>
> You also don't offer much in the way of info, but I can tell you this:
> The Ditto MAX requires that you have at least a 166MHz P5 with nothing
> else happening to function properly. Don't even attempt to run this
> drive under X11 unless you have a 233MHz P5 or a PII/K6-2 system. I
can
> run a Max on a Dash DX card at 3000Kps and FIFO set to 14 with success
> on my 166MHz Toshiba ONLY if I am on a console and am the only person
> on. The timing of this configuration is so sensitive that simply
> running GPM and moving the mouse while the backup is occurring will
> cause the drive to reposition due to a buffer underrun.
>
> The only place that I can get the Max to run under X11 without the
> underrun issue is on our PII-300 systems, and various K6-2 300+
systems.
>
> --
> Tim Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Vice President Visit our tape backup web
pages:
> Enhanced Software Technologies, Inc. http://www.estinc.com/
Wow.... that's nasty! Any idea what causes this combination to be so
timing
sensitive? I might just have to break down and get a SCSI tape drive
after
hearing this....
Anyways, as to system information and log entries, here goes!
Thanks,
--Matt Mossholder
System:
Pentium II 233
64 MB memory
RedHat 2.0.36-1 kernel
conf.modules:
alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
alias eth0 eepro100
alias char-major-27 zftape
options ftape ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none
options ftape-internal ft_fdc_rate_limit=3000 ft_fdc_irq=10 ft_fdc_dma=3
ft_fdc_base=0x200 ft_fdc_threshold=4
alias sound sb
alias synth opl3
options opl3 io=0x388
alias midi awe_wave
post-install awe_wave /usr/bin/sfxload /etc/midi/synthgm.sbk
options sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
isapnp.conf:
(READPORT 0x020b)
(ISOLATE PRESERVE)
(IDENTIFY *)
(CONFIGURE IOM0040/-1 (LD 0
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0200))
(INT 0 (IRQ 10 (MODE +E)))
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 0))
(DMA 1 (CHANNEL 3))
(ACT Y)
))
(CONFIGURE CTL009e/149189086 (LD 1
(INT 0 (IRQ 5 (MODE +E)))
(DMA 0 (CHANNEL 1))
(DMA 1 (CHANNEL 5))
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0220))
(IO 1 (BASE 0x0330))
(IO 2 (BASE 0x0388))
(ACT Y)
))
(CONFIGURE CTL009e/149189086 (LD 3
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0208))
(ACT Y)
))
(CONFIGURE CTL009e/149189086 (LD 2
(IO 0 (BASE 0x0620))
(IO 1 (BASE 0x0A20))
(IO 2 (BASE 0x0E20))
(ACT Y)
))
#(WAITFORKEY)
Symptoms:
This happens when I try to do an 'ftmt -f /dev/qft0 erase'
Dec 22 17:27:52 mourneblade syslogd 1.3-3: restart.
Dec 22 17:28:36 mourneblade kernel: [022] zftape-init.c
(cleanup_module) -
successful.
Dec 22 17:28:36 mourneblade kernel: zftape successfully unloaded.
Dec 22 17:28:40 mourneblade kernel: ftape: unloaded.
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel: ftape v4.02 08/29/98
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel:
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai
Harrekilde-Petersen
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel: (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel:
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel: QIC-117 driver for
QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives.
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.0.36
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape
hardware
drive ...
Dec 22 17:28:56 mourneblade kernel: ftape_init @ 0x0489c1b0.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: zftape for ftape v4.02 08/29/98
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape
driver.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible
volume
table.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.0.36
with
versioned symbols
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) -
zft_init
@ 0x048cd280.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) -
installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver ....
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: fdc-internal.c:
fdc_internal_register @
0x048ec714.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: [002] fdc-io.c
(fdc_register_R3448e164) -
Probing for ftape-internal tape drive slot 0.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: [003] 0 fdc-internal.c
(_fdc_int_detect) - called with count 0.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: [004] 0 fdc-internal.c
(_fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x0200, irq: 10, dma: 3.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: [005] 0 ftape-buffer.c
(add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ 00003198, dma area @ 008c8000.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: [006] 0 ftape-buffer.c
(add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ 00003418, dma area @ 00930000.
Dec 22 17:28:57 mourneblade kernel: [007] 0 ftape-buffer.c
(add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ 00003398, dma area @ 005a8000.
Dec 22 17:28:58 mourneblade kernel: [008] 0 ftape-calibr.c
(ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 6621, calibr_time: 9997 us.
Dec 22 17:28:58 mourneblade kernel: [009] 0 ftape-calibr.c
(ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1509 nsec (at 6621 counts).
Dec 22 17:28:58 mourneblade kernel: [010] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) -
Iomega
DASH EZ FDC found.
Dec 22 17:29:01 mourneblade kernel: [011] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_log_vendor_id) - tape drive type: Iomega DITTO MAX.
Dec 22 17:29:01 mourneblade kernel: [012] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_get_drive_status_Rfce64bdc) - error status set.
Dec 22 17:29:02 mourneblade kernel: [013] 0 ftape-io.c
(ftape_report_error_R1e3db2bb) - errorcode: 2.
Dec 22 17:29:03 mourneblade kernel: [014] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_get_drive_status_Rfce64bdc) - status: new cartridge.
Dec 22 17:29:05 mourneblade kernel: [015] 0 ftape-io.c
(ftape_report_configuration) - TR-3 tape detected.
Dec 22 17:29:05 mourneblade kernel: [016] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_init_drive) -
post QIC-117B drive @ 2000 Kbps.
Dec 22 17:29:05 mourneblade kernel: [017] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R60916cc1) - Highest FDC supported data rate:
3000
Kbps.
Dec 22 17:29:08 mourneblade kernel: [018] 0 ftape-io.c
(ftape_report_configuration) - TR-3 tape detected.
Dec 22 17:29:08 mourneblade kernel: [019] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_init_drive) -
unknown length QIC-3020 tape.
Dec 22 17:29:42 mourneblade kernel: [020] 0 ftape-io.c
(ftape_increase_threshold) - New FIFO threshold: 5.
Dec 22 17:29:42 mourneblade kernel: [021] 0 ftape-rw.c
(ftape_start_tape) - increased threshold because of excessive overrun
errors.
