whenever I call my ftape-device I get this message:
'ftape-io.c (ftape_report_operation) - No acknowledge after 300 msec. (96
iter)'
' ftape-io.c (ftape_report_operation) - timeout on Acknowledge.' ( 4 times!)
then there is :
'ftape-io.c (ftape_wakeup_drive) - ftape_report_raw_drive_status(ftape,
&status)
failed:-5'
and finally:
'ftape-ctl.c (ftape_activate_drive) - known wakeup method failedTrying all the
(four)
others ....'
I try to find out what is happening.
I'm sorry, I cannot find annything anywhere about this 'wake up' business? Does it
mean
that I cannot approach '/dev/nqft*' but only /dev/rawft* ?.
What can I do to change this behavior?
I install ftape via modprobe. This is what /var/log/messages then shows:
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Dec 31 14:13:00 vitzlipu kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven
Dec 31 14:13:00 vitzlipu kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
Dec 31 14:13:00 vitzlipu kernel: (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Dec 31 14:13:00 vitzlipu kernel:
Dec 31 14:13:00 vitzlipu kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX
floppy tape drives.
Dec 31 14:13:00 vitzlipu kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.0.35
Dec 31 14:13:00 vitzlipu kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ...
Dec 31 14:13:00 vitzlipu kernel: ftape_init @ 0x0681e1b0.
Dec 31 14:13:16 vitzlipu kernel: zftape for ftape v4.02 08/29/98
Dec 31 14:13:16 vitzlipu kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Dec 31 14:13:16 vitzlipu kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver.
Dec 31 14:13:16 vitzlipu kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table.
Dec 31 14:13:16 vitzlipu kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.0.35
Dec 31 14:13:16 vitzlipu kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @
0x0684f5c8.
Dec 31 14:13:16 vitzlipu kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape
VFS interface for ftape driver ....
Dec 31 14:13:48 vitzlipu kernel: fdc-internal.c: fdc_internal_register @ 0x0685776c.
Dec 31 14:13:48 vitzlipu kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for
ftape-internal tape drive slot 0.
Dec 31 14:13:48 vitzlipu kernel: [003] 0 fdc-internal.c (_fdc_int_detect) - called
with count 0.
Dec 31 14:13:48 vitzlipu kernel: [004] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_request_regions) -
address 0x3f0 occupied (by floppy driver?)
, using it anyway.
Dec 31 14:13:48 vitzlipu kernel: [005] 0 fdc-internal.c (_fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0]
base: 0x03f0, irq: 6, dma: 2.
Dec 31 14:13:48 vitzlipu kernel: [006] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#1 @ 02cce998, dma area @ 00bd8000.
Dec 31 14:13:48 vitzlipu kernel: [007] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#2 @ 02ccea18, dma area @ 00bd0000.
Dec 31 14:13:48 vitzlipu kernel: [008] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#3 @ 02ccea98, dma area @ 00f18000.
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I cannot find anything wrong there.
I suspect that the above is the reason that I cannot put more than one backup on my
tapes.
Help is very much appriciated!
Hartmut
