> My apologies if this is a double post but since I didn't receive a
> reply to my first request for help I am assuming that my mesage was
> not distributed to the list.
Hi -
the last two weeks my postings didn't get to the list either - anyway.
>
> After installing ftape, I execute the 'insert' script for the modules.
> The script outputs a number of messages including some errors. Here
> are the messages that I think are errors:
>
> can't locate module parport
tell us, please, which kernel you have and which kind of drive.
The parport module is only needed under kernel 2.1.x, 2.2.x, not under
2.0.x. So you have to change at least this part of the insert script.
But for the first time struggling with your drive I recommend
loading the modules manually instead of using the insert script.
You need three of them, for example
modprobe ftape ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none
modprobe zftape
modprobe bpck-fdc ft_fdc_parport=0
but these are the right commands ONLY for external drives using the
bpck-protocol like iomega-ditto max. If you have a different drive
replace bpck-fdc with trakker or with ftape-internal
> trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error (off by 9c).
> ...... repeated several times with different "off by xx" number.......
> trakker.c (trakker_detect) - can't find trakker interface for ftape id
> 1.
> trakker.c (trakker_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &trakker->parinfo)
> failed: -6.
> bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - - can't find bpck interface for ftape
> id 1.
> bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &bpck->parinfo)
> failed: -6.
>
> The message about parport is the most troubling since I can find
> nothing, anywhere about such a module. I am clueless as to what that
> is about. It is not mentioned in the ftape documentation nor in the
> Lunix documentation so I have no idea where to get it. The other
> message are confusing since I don't have either of these type drives I
> don't know why they are there. The ftape documention indicates that
> the QIC-3020 tape is supported but that is the only reference I can
ah, is this an internal or an external one?
internal would force you to use ftape-internal instead of
the bpck-fdc mentioned above.
And there are a couple of different options for ftape-internal, but
this can be taken from the manual. I myself don't know anything about
internal drives.
Bye, Juergen.
> find. I saw nothing in the configuration that referenced that type
> drive except where I was supposed to uncomment a parameter line.
>
> I obvously have some kind of configuration or installation error but
> do not know here to go from here. Can someone point me in the right
> direction? The available doccumentation has been no help. TIA.
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