Hi Peter,
On 14-Jan-99 Peter Spiess wrote:
> Hi Carl,
>
> thank you for your mail.
>
>> My /etc/conf.modules looks like this:
>> #
>> # load ftape/zftape automatically
>> #
>> alias char-major-27 zftape
>> pre-install ftape-internal /sbin/swapout 20
>> options ftape ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none
>> options ftape-internal ft_fdc_base=0x370 ft_fdc_irq=6 ft_fdc_dma=2
>
> Ok, I changed the fdc_base to 0x3f0 (checked with cat /proc/ioports).
> All other is identical. After reboot and a "ftmt -f /dev/qft0 status"
> I get an error-message:
>
> ftmt: /dev/qft0: No such device or address
Humm, well my configuration won't work with your setup so try this:
If you are running Windows on the same machine check its resources and
use the same thing, if not do this:
(1) Put a dos formatted floppy in the floppy drive and type
# mdir
Then immediately type:
#cat /proc/interrupts
You will see a line something like this:
6: 8 + floppy
The 6 is the IRQ (I've never seen it as anything other than a 6).
(2) To get an idea of which base address to use type:
#cat /proc/ioports
This give you all the addresses that are used.
(3) Once again do with a dos floppy in the drive:
#mdir
#cat /proc/dma
You'll get a line like this:
2: floppy
Viola, all three values.
>> Try to do a raw dump to the tape with something like:
>> dd if=somefilename of=/dev/rawft0
>
> It doesn't work (dd: /dev/rawft0: No such device or address)
Did you allow ftape to create all the devices when it asked to?
If not you will always have problems. Re-run make install and let
the ftape install make all the devices.
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E-Mail: Carl J. Nobile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 14-Jan-99
Time: 18:42:08
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