I've been having trouble getting my tape drive to format a tape in
linux. I've tried using ftformat, mt erase, and ftmt erase. None of
them work, and they all end up giving an error "Unknown format API
version. Giving up."
I know both the tape and the drive work, because when I'm running Win
NT, I can do a successful backup and restore. I have ftape compiled in
with linux kernel 2.2.5. Whenever I try a ftformat, I get the following
in my /var/log/messages file:
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [000] ftape-init.c (ftape_init) -
installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ... .
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [001] ftape-init.c (ftape_init) -
ftape_init @ 0xc02277dc.
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [002] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) -
buffer nr #1 @ c0096d60, dma area @ c02f8000.
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [003] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) -
buffer nr #2 @ c0096e00, dma area @ c02f0000.
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [004] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) -
buffer nr #3 @ c0096ea0, dma area @ c0088000.
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [005] ftape-calibr.c (time_inb) - inb()
duration: 1372 nsec.
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [006] ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) -
TC for `ftape_udelay()' = 1111 nsec (at 5119 counts).
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [007] ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) -
TC for `fdc_wait()' = 2820 nsec (at 2559 counts).
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: zftape for ftape v3.04d 25/11/97 for Linux
2.2.5
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [008] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init
@ 0xc0227b14.
Apr 2 22:20:09 meteu kernel: [009] zftape-init.c (zft_init) -
installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver ....
Apr 2 22:32:09 meteu kernel: [010] fdc-io.c (fdc_config) - fdc
base: 0x3f0, irq: 6, dma: 2.
Apr 2 22:32:09 meteu kernel: [011] fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type
82077AA FDC found.
Apr 2 22:32:10 meteu kernel: [012] ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_get_drive_status) - error status set.
Apr 2 22:32:11 meteu kernel: [013] ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error)
- errorcode: 26.
Apr 2 22:32:11 meteu kernel: [014] ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_get_drive_status) - status: new cartridge.
Apr 2 22:32:12 meteu kernel: [015] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_log_vendor_id)
- tape drive type: Colorado DJ-10/DJ-20.
Apr 2 22:32:12 meteu kernel: [016] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) -
post QIC-117B drive @ 500 Kbps.
Apr 2 22:32:12 meteu kernel: [017] ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_calibrate_data_rate) - Highest FDC supported data rate: 1000
Kbps.
Apr 2 22:32:14 meteu kernel: [018] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) -
307 ft. QIC-80 tape.
Apr 2 22:46:36 meteu kernel: [019] ftape-read.c
(ftape_decode_header_segment) - wrong signature in header segment.
Apr 2 22:46:36 meteu kernel: [020] zftape-read.c
(zft_read_header_segments) - ftape_read_header_segment(zft_hseg_buf)
failed: -5.
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: [021] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable) - ==
Non-fatal errors this run: ==.
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: [022] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable) - fdc
isr statistics:
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: id_am_errors : 0
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: id_crc_errors : 0
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: data_am_errors : 230
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: data_crc_errors : 0
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: overrun_errors : 0
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: no_data_errors : 1
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: retries : 223.
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: [023] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable) - ecc
statistics:
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: crc_errors : 32
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: crc_failures : 0
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: ecc_failures : 0
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: sectors corrected: 0.
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: [024] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable) -
Warning: 3472 media defects!.
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: [025] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable) - tape
motion statistics:
Apr 2 22:46:38 meteu kernel: repositions : 224.
Does anybody know what error code 26 (from line 13) is? Does anybody
know what "wrong signature in header segment." (line 19) means? Any
help/suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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