You should set the BIOS to use EPP for the parallel port. It looks like you are
using SPP right now. In all the posts I have seen reporting success with
bpck-fdc, the parallel port is always configured for EPP mode.
Raymond Kwong
On Mon, Sep 13, 1999 at 12:04:07AM -0700, Michael J. Hoyt wrote:
> Thanks for the input. This has provided a huge insight. I updated my
> conf.modules file to specify the address and irq for the parallel port.
> After I insmod bpck-fdc, dmesg shows the following:
>
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP]
> parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present.
> bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0xc28cfc08
> [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for bpck-fdc tape drive slot 0.
> [003] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c12a1840.
> [004] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: -1.
> [005] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378.
> [006] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find parport interface for
> ftape id 0.
> [007] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - can't find bpck interface for ftape id
> 0.
> [008] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &bpck->parinfo)
> failed: -6.
>
> It would seem that the IRQ option that I've specified in the conf.modules
> file didn't make it. Any thoughts on how/why this might happen?
>
> thanks again for the assistance.
>
> Mike
>
> Matey Kaltchev wrote:
>
> > I hope I can be of any help. I have been able to put to work a SONY
> > StoreStation Ditto 2GB (Iomega Ditto 2GB) parport drive. I use kernel
> > 2.2.12. Parport is compiled as a module and ftape is disabled in the
> > kernel config. Also, I got the last version of ftape (Sept. 7, I guess)
> > and ftape-tools.
> >
> > 1. I use EPP (mode 4) for my parallel port at 0x378 with irq=7. It is set
> > from the BIOS.
> > 2. I have included the following lines in /etc/conf.modules:
> >
> > alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> > options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7
> > alias char-major-27 zftape
> > options ftape ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none
> >
> > Of course, ftape and ftape tools should compile successfully. And this is
> > about it.
> >
> > First, do a insmod ftape, then insmod zftape and insmod parport. The dmesg
> > gives at this point:
> >
> > (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven
> > (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
> > (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> >
> > QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives.
> > Compiled for Linux version 2.2.12
> > installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ...
> > ftape_init @ 0xc683a21c.
> > zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99
> > (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> > vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver.
> > Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table.
> > Compiled for Linux version 2.2.12 with versioned symbols
> > [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc6870758.
> > [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for
> > ftape driver ....
> >
> > Then do: insmod bpck-fdc and dmesg gives:
> >
> > bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0xc68804c8
> > [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rf0605625) - Probing for bpck-fdc tape
> > drive slot 0.
> > parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
> > parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present.
> > [003] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3ef6c80.
> > [004] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: 7.
> > [005] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378.
> > [006] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck parallel port tape drive
> > interface for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99.
> > [007] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_switch_proto) - Need delay 1 for proto 0.
> > [008] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_switch_proto) - Need delay 1 for proto 1.
> > [009] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_log_adapter) - bpck floppy tape at 0x378,
> > mode 4 (EPP-32), delay 0.
> > [010] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - base: 0x378, irq: 7, number:
> > 0.
> > [011] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c584f820, dma
> > area @ c6888000.
> > [012] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c584f8c0, dma
> > area @ c6888000.
> > [013] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c584f5a0, dma
> > area @ c6888000.
> > [014] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #4 @ c584f640, dma
> > area @ c6888000.
> > [015] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rf0605625) - Probing for bpck-fdc tape
> > drive slot 1.
> > [016] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3ef6a40.
> > [017] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: 7.
> > [018] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378.
> > [019] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find parport interface
> > for ftape id 1.
> > [020] 1 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - can't find bpck interface for ftape
> > id 1.
> > [021] 1 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc,
> > &bpck->parinfo) failed: -16.
> >
> > ...I omit the report that bpck-fdc failed for id 2 and id 3. As you can
> > see, id 0 is OK and my /dev/nqft0 and /dev/qft0 are OK as well.
> >
> > I would also suggest you start from scratch (make distclean) and answer
> > "yes" to all questions in the installation. As you can probably see this
> > all has already suggested in this group.
> >
> > BTW, just running ftmt loads all the modules. Please, let me know how it
> > goes.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Matey.
> >
> > On Sun, 12 Sep 1999, Michael J. Hoyt wrote:
> >
> > > I installed my parport Ditto Easy3200 Tape drive on dual-bootable laptop
> > > under windows to see if could get an idea of what system resources the
> > > drive was using. The tape worked but this angle turned out to not
> > > produce any information in the area of system resources. So at a
> > > minimum at least I know the parallel port is set correctly and that the
> > > tape drive worked with this PC.
> > >
> > > So I rebooted back to linux on this laptop and rebuilt and installed
> > > ftape. I get the same results as before.
> > >
> > > ftmt: /dev/qft0: Device not configured
> > >
> > > The modules are loaded, I have verified that.
> > >
> > > Does anybody reading this mailing list have any suggestions on what to
> > > try or comments on their experience using ftape and Iomega Ditto
> > > drives? Does anybody even read this mailing list? I haven't seen a
> > > single response to any of my postings.
> > >
> > > please help,
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
