On Tue, Jun 08, 1999 at 11:08:03AM +0200, Pierre Jung wrote:
> Hello J�rgen,
>
> O.K. I managed to get rid of the parport lock, but I still can't see the
> bp-pp tape drive the following messages when loading bpck-fdc:
Ok.
>
> - "Got 0x78, expected either 0xc0 or 0x40" (same message when *nothing* is
> connected to the parallel port), and,
> - "can't find bpck interface for ftape id 0"
Sh*
>
> The loading sequence of the modules is (all do appear with with lsmod):
>
> insmod ftape ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none ft_tracings=4,4,4,4,4
> insmod zftape
>
> insmod bpck-fdc ft_fdc_parport=0 ft_fdc_base=0x378 ft_fdc_irq=7 (gives the
> error message below)
>
> the alternative command also gives the error
> insmod bpck-fdc ft_fdc_base=0x378 ft_fdc_irq=7 (gives the
>same error
hmmm, I am afraid, I myself don't have any further ideas.
> message)
>
> Jun 6 005511 u192 kernel [008] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe_one) -
> base 0x0378, irq -1.
> Jun 6 005511 u192 kernel [009] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck
> parallel port tape drive interface for ftape v4.03-pre-3 03/28/9
> 9.
> Jun 6 005511 u192 kernel [010] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) - Got
> 0x78, expected either 0xc0 or 0x40.
By the way - I stumbled over the following message in linux-parport:
Is this of any help?
>Moore Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> 've got a Microsolutions Backpack Tape drive.
>> I don't know if its an 8000t or an 8000td or whatever,
>> it's just not labled very well. It's serial number
>> 14802452 if that helps. My backpack runs in dos
>> fine, msd.exe says that lpt1 is 0378H and IRQ7
>> and that there is only one lpt port.
>There one important point:
>if it is an 8000T (eight-THOUSAND) then it is supported by the paride
>+ ide-tape driver.
>if it is an 800T (eight-HUNDRET) then is is supposed to be supported
>by ftape.
>Cheers
>Claus
Bye, Bye, Juergen.
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