On Tue, Apr 27, 1999 at 03:06:56PM -0700, Tim Jones wrote:
> Bob Nielsen wrote:
> >
> > I have an Iomega Ditto Easy 3200 with the Ditto Dash 2 MB/s accelerator
> > card and have had no problems with ftape-3.04d. After reading this
> > thread, I recompiled the 2.2.6 kernel w/o tape support and installed
> > ftape-4.x-1999_03_29. I have tried over and over and mostly the drive
> > seems to be recognized but I can't get any operations to actually
> > execute. I keep getting messages like:
> >
> > ftmt: /dev/nqft0: Input/output error
> >
> > I checked the /proc entries and /proc/ftape/0/cartridge reported:
> >
> > cartridge not formatted
> >
> > However this cartridge worked fine with ftape-3.04d. Trying to format
> > gives:
> >
> > Unknown format API version. Giving up.
> >
> > Any ideas before I give up and return to 3.04d?
> >
> > Bob
>
> Bob,
>
> Honestly, yours is a case where upgrading doesn't really buy you
> anything. The latest version is only required for the newer drives (the
> Pertec being one of them). Your Ditto Easy 3200 was one of the first
> drives that properly worked under 3.04d in the TR-3 family.
>
> Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Well, I guess it IS broke!
I recompiled the kernel with the built-in 3.04d (actually I used 2.2.7,
which just was released).
Now I get the same error messages!
Here is what I have in /usr/src/linux/.config:
# Ftape, the floppy tape device driver
#
CONFIG_FTAPE=y
CONFIG_ZFTAPE=y
CONFIG_ZFT_DFLT_BLK_SZ=10240
#
# The compressor will be built as a module only!
#
CONFIG_ZFT_COMPRESSOR=m
CONFIG_FT_PROC_FS=y
CONFIG_FT_NORMAL_DEBUG=y
# CONFIG_FT_FULL_DEBUG is not set
# CONFIG_FT_NO_TRACE is not set
# CONFIG_FT_NO_TRACE_AT_ALL is not set
#
# Hardware configuration
#
# CONFIG_FT_STD_FDC is not set
# CONFIG_FT_MACH2 is not set
# CONFIG_FT_PROBE_FC10 is not set
CONFIG_FT_ALT_FDC=y
#
# Consult the manuals of your tape drive for the correct settings!
#
CONFIG_FT_FDC_BASE=370
CONFIG_FT_FDC_IRQ=6
CONFIG_FT_FDC_DMA=2
This module is loaded:
# cat /proc/modules
zft-compressor 16004 -1
Any ideas where I should look next?
Bob
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