: Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 03:56:38 -0400 (EDT)
: From: Jeffy Prosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
:
: Hi. I'm running ftape-4.x-1999_03_29 with modutils-2.1.121
:
: After executing the insert script and running some
: tests, my tape drive does not seem to be responding.
:
: Apr 7 02:47:47 strippers kernel: [008] 1 fdc-parport.h
: (ft_parport_probe_one) - base: 0x0378, irq: -1.
: Apr 7 02:47:47 strippers kernel: [009] 1 trakker.c (trakker_checksum)
: - checksum error (off by 63).
: Apr 7 02:47:47 strippers kernel: [010] 1 trakker.c (trakker_checksum)
: - checksum error (off by 63).
: Apr 7 02:47:47 strippers kernel: [011] 1 fdc-parport.h
: (ft_parport_probe_one) - base: 0x0278, irq: -1.
: Apr 7 02:47:47 strippers kernel: [012] 1 trakker.c (trakker_checksum)
: - checksum error (off by eb).
: Apr 7 02:47:47 strippers kernel: [013] 1 trakker.c (trakker_checksum)
: - checksum error (off by eb).
First, if possible, make sure that your drive works under DOS on the
same computer at the same parallel port. If it does and you still get
the checksum errors under linux, I have a user mode test
program that you should try (and send the output back to me):
http://www.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/~delwi/trakker/col-probe.c
If you get further, you should enable parallel port sharing support in
the kernel, and make sure that base and irq address are correctly
detected (IRQ detection only works for EPP, otherwise you have to give
it as parameter, see linux/Documentation/parport.txt).
Jochen
