I'm the happy owner of a Linux box, but still not able to do backups
:-( .
The platform is Cyrix 166+, IOMega Ditto 3200, Linux 2.0.27,
Ftape 4.02.
This is what I do:
> insmod ftape
> insmod zftape
> insmod ftape-internal
kernel: ftape v4.02 08/29/98
kernel:
kernel: (c) 1993-1996
Bas Laarhoven
kernel: (c) 1995-1996
Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
kernel: (c) 1996-1998
Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
kernel:
kernel: QIC-117 driver
for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives.
kernel: Compiled for
Linux version 2.0.27
kernel: installing QIC-117
floppy tape hardware drive ...
kernel: ftape_init @
0x028581b0.
kernel: zftape for ftape
v4.02 08/29/98
kernel: fdc-internal.c:
fdc_internal_register @ 0x0288f764.
kernel: [000]
fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rb759df83) - Probing for ftape-internal tape drive
slot 0.
kernel: [001] 0
ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ 015b4798, dma area @ 00d68000.
kernel: [002] 0
ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ 015b4818, dma area @ 00cf8000.
kernel: [003] 0
ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ 015b4898, dma area @ 00d48000.
kernel: [004]
fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rb759df83) - Probing for ftape-internal tape drive
slot 1.
kernel: [005]
fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rb759df83) - Probing for ftape-internal tape drive
slot 2.
kernel: [006]
fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rb759df83) - Probing for ftape-internal tape drive
slot 3.
kernel: [007] 0
ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 7062, calibr_time: 9997
us.
kernel: [008] 0
ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1415 nsec (at
7062 counts).
kernel: [009] 0
fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type 82077AA FDC found.
kernel: [010] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_log_vendor_id) - tape drive type: Iomega 3200.
kernel: [011] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_get_drive_status_R3236c776) - error status set.
kernel: [012] 0
ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error_Rd6101130) - No error.
kernel: [013] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_get_drive_status_R3236c776) - status: new cartridge.
kernel: [014] 0
ftape-io.c (ftape_report_configuration) - TR-3 tape detected.
kernel: [015] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) - post QIC-117B drive @ 1000 Kbps.
kernel: [016] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_calibrate_data_rate_Re0b0c29f) - Highest FDC supported
data rate: 1000 Kbps.
kernel: [017] 0
ftape-io.c (ftape_report_configuration) - TR-3 tape detected.
kernel: [018] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) - unknown length QIC-3020 tape.
kernel: [019] 0
ftape-read.c (ftape_decode_header_segment_R9eae128d) - calculated tape
length is 759 ft.
kernel: [020] 0
ftape-bsm.c (print_bad_sector_map) - 1570517 Kb usable on this tape.
kernel: [021] 0
ftape-bsm.c (print_bad_sector_map) - 2675 bad sectors.
kernel: [022] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history) - == Non-fatal errors this run: ==.
kernel: [023] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history) - fdc isr statistics:
kernel: id_am_errors
: 0
kernel: id_crc_errors
: 0
kernel: data_am_errors
: 0
kernel: data_crc_errors
: 0
kernel: overrun_errors
: 0
kernel: no_data_errors
: 0
kernel: retries
: 0.
kernel: [024] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history) - ecc statistics:
kernel: crc_errors
: 0
kernel: crc_failures
: 0
kernel: ecc_failures
: 0
kernel: sectors
corrected: 0.
kernel: [025] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history) - tape motion statistics:
kernel: repositions
: 2.
Here I write the first tar file:
> tar cvt /dev/nqft0 ...
> ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 rewind
kernel: [026] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history) - == Non-fatal errors this run: ==.
kernel: [027] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history) - fdc isr statistics:
kernel: id_am_errors
: 0
kernel: id_crc_errors
: 0
kernel: data_am_errors
: 0
kernel: data_crc_errors
: 0
kernel: overrun_errors
: 0
kernel: no_data_errors
: 0
kernel: retries
: 0.
kernel: [028] 0
ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history) - tape motion statistics:
kernel: repositions
: 1.
Here I try to add a new tar file:
> ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 eom
> tar cvf /dev/nqft0 ...
> ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 rewind
kernel: [029] 0
ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error_Rd6101130) - errorcode: 39.
kernel: [030] 0
ftape-io.c (ftape_report_drive_status) - warning: error status set!.
kernel: [031] 0
ftape-rw.c (determine_position) - ftape_report_drive_status: 0x27.
kernel: [032] 0
ftape-rw.c (ftape_start_tape) - panic: location not known.
kernel: [033] 0
ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error_Rd6101130) - errorcode: 20.
... < five times the last four rows repeated> ...
kernel: [050] 0
ftape-io.c (ftape_report_drive_status) - warning: error status set!.
kernel: [051] 0
ftape-rw.c (determine_position) - ftape_report_drive_status: 0x27.
kernel: [052] 0
ftape-rw.c (ftape_start_tape) - panic: location not known.
kernel: [053] 0
ftape-rw.c (ftape_start_tape) - failed to reposition.
kernel: [054] 0
ftape-write.c (ftape_start_writing) - ftape_start_tape(ftape, segment_id,
ftape->fdc->buffer_head->short_start) failed: -5.
kernel: [055] 0
ftape-write.c (write_segment) - ftape_start_writing(ftape, write_mode)
failed: -5.
kernel: [056] 0 ftape-write.c
(ftape_write_segment_R90a6d7c9) - write_segment failed, error: -5.
Is somebody able to help me ?
Roberto. ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
