With my Teak 400/800 internal tape drive and ftape 4.02 there seems to be no
file mark support.
I can make backups with 'tar' but only one Volume per tape.
Whatever I try:
tar cvf /dev/nqft0 ./Directory1
tar cvf /dev/nqft0 ./Directory2
or
tar cvf /dev/nqft0 ./Directory1
ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 fsf
tar cvf /dev/nqft0 ./Directory2
it always leads up to the same. With the second command given, my tape winds
back and overwrites ./Directory1.
I load ftape, zftape und ftape internal with modprobe
with good results - if I can trust my /var/log/messages:
Feb 7 00:57:54 vitzlipu kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven
Feb 7 00:57:54 vitzlipu kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
Feb 7 00:57:54 vitzlipu kernel: (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Feb 7 00:57:54 vitzlipu kernel:
Feb 7 00:57:54 vitzlipu kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX
floppy tape drives.
Feb 7 00:57:54 vitzlipu kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.0.35
Feb 7 00:57:54 vitzlipu kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ...
Feb 7 00:57:54 vitzlipu kernel: ftape_init @ 0x068161b0.
Feb 7 00:58:19 vitzlipu kernel: zftape for ftape v4.02 08/29/98
Feb 7 00:58:19 vitzlipu kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Feb 7 00:58:19 vitzlipu kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver.
Feb 7 00:58:19 vitzlipu kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table.
Feb 7 00:58:19 vitzlipu kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.0.35
Feb 7 00:58:19 vitzlipu kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @
0x068475c8.
Feb 7 00:58:19 vitzlipu kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape
VFS interface for ftape driver ....
Feb 7 00:58:36 vitzlipu kernel: fdc-internal.c: fdc_internal_register @ 0x0684f76c.
Feb 7 00:58:36 vitzlipu kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for
ftape-internal tape drive slot 0.
Feb 7 00:58:36 vitzlipu kernel: [003] 0 fdc-internal.c (_fdc_int_detect) - called
with count 0.
Feb 7 00:58:36 vitzlipu kernel: [004] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_request_regions) -
address 0x3f0 occupied (by floppy driver?), using it
anyway.
Feb 7 00:58:36 vitzlipu kernel: [005] 0 fdc-internal.c (_fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0]
base: 0x03f0, irq: 6, dma: 2.
Feb 7 00:58:36 vitzlipu kernel: [006] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#1 @ 02e45898, dma area @ 00d30000.
Feb 7 00:58:36 vitzlipu kernel: [007] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#2 @ 02e45918, dma area @ 00d28000.
Feb 7 00:58:36 vitzlipu kernel: [008] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr
#3 @ 02e45998, dma area @ 00d20000.
Feb 7 01:00:00 vitzlipu /USR/SBIN/CRON[751]: (root) CMD (test -x /usr/sbin/faxqclean
&& /usr/sbin/faxqclean)
Feb 7 01:01:01 vitzlipu kernel: [009] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) -
calibr_count: 5430, calibr_time: 9997 us.
Feb 7 01:01:01 vitzlipu kernel: [010] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for
`fdc_wait()' = 1841 nsec (at 5430 counts).
Feb 7 01:01:01 vitzlipu kernel: [011] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type 82077AA FDC
found.
Feb 7 01:01:03 vitzlipu kernel: [012] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_log_vendor_id) - tape
drive type: Teac 800.
Feb 7 01:02:08 vitzlipu kernel: [013] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_get_drive_status) -
error status set.
Feb 7 01:02:08 vitzlipu kernel: [014] 0 ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error) -
errorcode: 26.
Feb 7 01:02:09 vitzlipu kernel: [015] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_get_drive_status) -
status: new cartridge.
Feb 7 01:02:10 vitzlipu kernel: [016] 0 ftape-io.c (ftape_report_configuration) -
TR-1 tape detected.
Feb 7 01:02:10 vitzlipu kernel: [017] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) - post
QIC-117B drive @ 500 Kbps.
Feb 7 01:02:10 vitzlipu kernel: [018] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_calibrate_data_rate) -
Highest FDC supported data rate: 1000 Kbps.
Feb 7 01:02:13 vitzlipu kernel: [019] 0 ftape-io.c (ftape_report_configuration)
- TR-1 tape detected.
Feb 7 01:02:13 vitzlipu kernel: [020] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) - unknown
length QIC-80 tape.
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What is wrong with it?
I am totally stuck with that problem.
I read every single line of the Documentation till my eyes got sore. Installed and
uninstalled like a
maniac.
Is there anybody out there who can give me a cue
what to do?
--
Hartmut Gehrke-Tschudi
