First, my appologies for not turning off my signature in the last
message.. I know I'll get flammed for that...
> > Maybe you should reformat the tape[1] ... oh you said, you had
> > troubles doing just this? Try getting the newest ftformat etc.
> > you can get and recompile it. That may or may not help.
> > (Or use some DOS/Win tools)
>
> I am using the latest ftformat, no help. I will try using the Windows
> NT format on the tape, then I'll come back and try doing the format
> again. I really do not think its a problem with the tape though, because
> I can not read tapes that had previously been written with ftape when it
> was working (about a year ago prior to a million and a half upgrades).
An interesting thing.. a I took a tape, put it in NT.. erased it
perfectly. I then took the tape and tried to format it with ftape.. no
success. I took it back to NT and tried erasing it again... now NT
states that the header is dammaged and it can be erased...
I also tried the following command in linux:
ftformat --mode=force --format-parameters qic80-307ft --omit-erase
--discard-header
This was the output:
--format-parameters
qic-standard=0x02,format-code=2,floppy-head-max=6,floppy-track-max=149,segments-per-track=150,tracks-per-tape=28,gap3=233,format-filler-byte=0x6b
Tape drive error sending select rate or format command: 8 (Illegal
Command in Report Subcontext)
Please ignore the error message printed above if in case
that your cartridge can be formatted successfully!
Writing reference bursts ... done.
Retrying track 0, segment 0
Ioctl error formatting track 0: Input/output error
This is what I got in the messages file:
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel: ftape v4.03-pre-3 03/28/99
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel:
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel: (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel:
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel: QIC-117 driver for
QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives.
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.5
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware
drive ...
Apr 16 18:53:44 meteu kernel: ftape_init @ 0xc480e210.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-3 03/28/99
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape
driver.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume
table.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.5 with
versioned symbols
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) -
zft_init @ 0xc4842b8c.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) -
installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver ....
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: fdc-internal.c: fdc_internal_register @
0xc484a9d4.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Ra1c77508)
- Probing for ftape-internal tape drive slot 0.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: [003] 0 fdc-internal.c
(fdc_int_detect) - called with count 0.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: [004] 0 fdc-internal.c
(fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x03f0, irq: 6, dma: 2.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: [005] 0 ftape-buffer.c
(add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c3b02dc0, dma area @ c02f0000.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: [006] 0 ftape-buffer.c
(add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c3b02f00, dma area @ c02e8000.
Apr 16 18:53:45 meteu kernel: [007] 0 ftape-buffer.c
(add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c3b02d20, dma area @ c02e0000.
Apr 16 18:53:46 meteu kernel: [008] 0 ftape-calibr.c
(ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 6279, calibr_time: 9996 us.
Apr 16 18:53:46 meteu kernel: [009] 0 ftape-calibr.c
(ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1591 nsec (at 6279 counts).
Apr 16 18:53:46 meteu kernel: [010] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type
82077AA FDC found.
Apr 16 18:53:49 meteu kernel: [011] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_log_vendor_id) - tape drive type: Colorado DJ-10/DJ-20.
Apr 16 18:53:50 meteu kernel: [012] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive)
- post QIC-117B drive @ 1000 Kbps.
Apr 16 18:53:50 meteu kernel: [013] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R0f8b3074) - Highest FDC supported data rate:
1000 Kbps.
Apr 16 18:53:53 meteu kernel: [014] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive)
- unknown length QIC-80 tape.
Apr 16 18:54:05 meteu kernel: [015] 0 ftape-read.c
(ftape_read_segment_Rfca3ec53) - interrupted by non-blockable signal.
Apr 16 18:54:05 meteu kernel: [016] 0 ftape-read.c
(ftape_read_header_segment_R46c4c37c) - header segment damaged, trying
backup.
Apr 16 18:54:05 meteu kernel: [017] 0 ftape-read.c
(ftape_read_segment_Rfca3ec53) - interrupted by non-blockable signal.
Apr 16 18:54:05 meteu kernel: [018] 0 ftape-read.c
(ftape_read_header_segment_R46c4c37c) - no readable header segment
found.
Apr 16 18:54:05 meteu kernel: [019] 0 zftape-read.c
(zft_read_header_segments) -
ftape_read_header_segment_R46c4c37c(zftape->ftape, zftape->hseg_buf)
failed: -4.
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: [020] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_print_history) - == Non-fatal errors this run: ==.
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: [021] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_print_history) - fdc isr statistics:
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: id_am_errors : 0
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: id_crc_errors : 0
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: data_am_errors : 6
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: data_crc_errors : 0
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: overrun_errors : 0
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: no_data_errors : 0
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: retries : 3.
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: [022] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_print_history) - ecc statistics:
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: crc_errors : 0
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: crc_failures : 0
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: ecc_failures : 0
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: sectors corrected: 0.
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: [023] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_print_history) - tape motion statistics:
Apr 16 18:54:08 meteu kernel: repositions : 3.
Apr 16 18:54:23 meteu kernel: [024] 0 ftape-io.c
(ftape_report_error_R3e211861) - errorcode: 8.
Apr 16 18:54:23 meteu kernel: [025] 0 ftape-ctl.c
(ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R0f8b3074) - Highest FDC supported data rate:
1000 Kbps.
Apr 16 18:57:30 meteu kernel: [026] 0 ftape-format.c
(ftape_format_track_Rd244bbe8) - ftape_seek_to_bot_Ra902f37a(ftape)
failed: -5.
Apr 16 18:57:30 meteu kernel: [027] 0 zftape-ctl.c (mtiocftformat) -
ftape_format_track_Rd244bbe8(ftape, arg->fmt_track.ft_track) failed: -5.
Apr 16 18:57:31 meteu kernel: [028] 0 ftape-io.c
(ftape_report_drive_status) - warning: error status set!.
Apr 16 18:57:31 meteu kernel: [029] 0 zftape-init.c (zft_close) -
_zft_close failed: -5.
Apr 16 18:58:43 meteu kernel: [030] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer)
- releasing buffer nr #3 @ c3b02d20, dma area @ c02e0000.
Apr 16 18:58:43 meteu kernel: [031] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer)
- releasing buffer nr #2 @ c3b02f00, dma area @ c02e8000.
Apr 16 18:58:43 meteu kernel: [032] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer)
- releasing buffer nr #1 @ c3b02dc0, dma area @ c02f8000.
Apr 16 18:58:43 meteu kernel: fdc_internal successfully unloaded.
Apr 16 18:58:43 meteu kernel: [033] zftape-init.c (cleanup_module) -
successful.
Apr 16 18:58:43 meteu kernel: zftape successfully unloaded.
Apr 16 18:58:43 meteu kernel: ftape: unloaded.
