Hello,
> ...
> (As a reminder: I installed a Ditto Max + EZ PnP controller.)
>
> After some tweaking, I got ftape to recognize the controller (see
> attached logs), but it still fails to recognize the drive itself.
>
> I followed the test script in the manual, and tried
> `ftmt -f /dev/qft0 status'
>
> I only got back: Device does not support operation. (It is a relief
> after two days of `Device not configured', but still not a working
> situation.)
>
> Any hints to get things to work?
>
> Mar 8 22:01:08 duff kernel: [004] 0 fdc-internal.c (_fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base:
>0x0370, irq: 9, dma: 2.
Are you sure that your Ditto EZ is configured to IRQ 9?.
Check with the ISAPnP-Tools.
> ...
> Mar 8 22:03:51 duff kernel: [018] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_R76fc13a1) - Probing
>for bpck-fdc tape drive slot 1.
Switch off loading of parallelport drivers. You should modify
/etc/conf.modules similar to:
options ftape ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none ft_tracings=3,3,3,3,3
> Mar 8 22:03:51 duff kernel: [019] 1 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck
>parallel port tape drive interface for ftape v4.03-pre-3 02/24/99.
> ...
Good luck.
Martin
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