"T. Sean (Theo) Schulze" wrote:
> I am trying to install ftape on my machine, which will be running kernel
> 2.2.9. (I am upgrading from 2.2.5, but haven't compiled the kernel yet.)
> Under ftape in the kernel configuration, I have to enter the I/O
> address, IRQ and DMA for my FDC. What is the best method for finding
> each of these addresses?
If you have not touched the controller for your tape drive, it may be listed
in the manual for your controller, or in the MCONFIG file for ftape.
If there is any possibility that the factory settings have been changed,
look in the manual and look at the board to see what the settings are. You
will probably need to know the base address (something like 0x370), the DMA
number (something like 3) and the IRQ (something like 6).
If you are willing to run Windows on your machine, you can find it out by
starting at My Computer and working your way down. I do not have Windows
running at the moment, so I cannot tell you exactly how, but that is what I
did to verify that the settings had not been changed. If the base address
does not end in 0, you will probably want to round it down until it does;
i.e., if it says 0x372-0x375, you will wish to use 0x370. Remember that I am
making these numbers up: you must use the ones for your machine.
> The version of ftape that I am trying to install is ftape-4.x-1999_06_02.
Probably wise. I am using tape-4.x-1999_04_25 (or something from the end of
April) and it works fine, but the most up to date is probably best.
> A second question: I am planning on compiling kernel 2.2.9, installing
> ftape-4.x-1999_06_02, and installing ftape-tools 1.07. What is the best
> order to do this in? I see from reading the INSTALL doc that ftape's
> configure looks for the kernel configuration, so I am assuming it would
> be best to configure and compile the kernel first (my current kernel does
> not have ftape support compiled in or as a module), then ftape, then
> ftape tools. Is that the best sequence?
I believe so. I never compiled the kernel, but it is necessary to have a
kernel .config file to do these latest unstable releases of ftape, so do at
least make xconfig (or your choice of configurators) before building ftape.
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Jean-David Beyer
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