Background: I have a Red Hat 6.0 system and I am trying to get an iOmega
Ditto Easy 3200 up and running (it isn't "Easy").
I insmod the 3.04d ftape modules that come with the 2.2.5-22 kernel and
watched the /var/log/messages for anything unusual. No error messages or
anything unusual comes back (I can mail a dump of the messages upon
request, it's about a page).
When I do a:
[root@bailey src]# ftmt -f /dev/qft0 status
Among many messages, the following (from /var/log/messages) caught my eye:
kernel: [013] ftape-io.c (ftape_report_configuration) - TR-3 tape
detected.
kernel: [014] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) - post QIC-117B drive @ 2000
Kbps.
kernel: [015] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R82bcf52a) - Highest
FDC supported data rate: 500 Kbps.
kernel: [016] ftape-io.c (ftape_report_configuration) - TR-3 tape
detected.
kernel: [017] ftape-io.c (ftape_set_data_rate) - Rate change failed!.
kernel: [018] ftape-io.c (ftape_set_data_rate) -
fdc_set_data_rate(data_rate) failed: -22.
kernel: [019] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R82bcf52a) - set
datarate failed.
kernel: [020] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) -
ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R82bcf52a(qic_std) failed: -5.
kernel: [021] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable_R7ec0d5d4) - ftape_init_drive()
failed: -5.
kernel: [022] zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) - ftape_enable failed: -5.
kernel: [023] zftape-init.c (zft_open) -_ftape_open failed.
The part about trying to change the rate has me interested. My guess is
that the driver is sending data to the drive too quickly. Would anyone
else agree with that? Are there any other interpretations of this?
Thanks!
-Chuck
