Nathan
For what its worth - I have been trying unsuccessfully for about two
weeks to get a similar setup working.
As to your insmod question - you can but none instead of the other
drivers
e.g.
insmod ./ftape.o ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none
and comment out installing the other modules.
To run after reboots you should be able to set the pnp conf to run at
bootup and the modules to be automatically loaded (check kernel supports
this) - here's the configurations that Andy Corteen supplied me:
> Extract of my conf.modules file
> #
> alias char-major-27 zftape
> options ftape -f ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none
> ft_tracings=3,3,3,3,3
> options zftape -f ft_major_device_number=27
> options ftape-internal -f ft_fdc_fc10=0 ft_fdc_mach2=0
> ft_fdc_base=0x210 ft_fdc_irq=9 ft_fdc_dma=3 ft_fdc_rate_limit=2000
> #
>
> My Isapnp.conf (minus comments)
> #
> (READPORT 0x0210)
> (ISOLATE)
> (IDENTIFY *)
> (CONFIGURE IOM0040/-1 (LD 0
> (IO 0 (BASE 0x0210))
> (INT 0 (IRQ 9 (MODE +E)))
> (DMA 0 (CHANNEL 3))
> (ACT Y)
> ))
> (WAITFORKEY)
>
> Extract of my rc.sysinit (minus comments)
> #
> mount -t proc /proc /proc
> if grep -i nopnp /proc/cmdline >/dev/null ; then
> PNP=
> else
> PNP=yes
> fi
> #
> if [ -x /sbin/isapnp -a -f /etc/isapnp.conf ]; then
> if [ -n "$PNP" ]; then
> echo "Setting up ISA PNP devices"
> /sbin/isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf
> else
> echo "Skipping ISA PNP configuration at users request"
> fi
> fi
> #
>
However - I still cant get the tape to do anything but say its not
configured either.
Has anyone actually got the latest unstable release to work with a Ditto
Max Pro?
Stuart
PS for those interested - I've replaced my mother - board at little cost
but lots of hassle.
Nathan Heagy wrote:
>
> > Please read the comments in the insert script in the ftape/modules
> > directory of the ftape source code.
>
> I have, and they are pretty unclear in some places. particularly the line:
>
> insmod ./ftape.o ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,bpck-fdc:trakke...
>
> I don't want to load the bpck-fdc (i think) because this is solely an
> internal drive.
>
> > All should be well at this point. Please note that you may need to play
> > around with the PnP settings on your system.
>
> isapnp seems to be happy with the settings I've chosen.
>
> The error that ftmt -f /dev/nqft0 status gives me is: device not
> configured. Perhaps i need to add something to insert? it tells me: a
> module ftape already exists, which i think might be normal...
>
> Also, another question: what has to be done so that ftape is running after
> reboots?
>
> thanks,
>
> - Nathan Heagy -
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