Hi!
I have some strange probs with the HP Colorado streamer. I'm trying it with
ftape 4.x-1999_09_11 (the latest Version?).
Here's the complete story:
I tried it first on an old P133 with Kernel V2.2.5. I used the Modules shipped
with the kernel - worked fine!
The second one I installed in an K6-450. There it only worked SOMETIMES, eg.
when typing mt -f /dev/qft0 status it takes a while and then:
device not configured
After several tries it worked, but writing to tape results to input output
error. Ok. Then on an other P133. Everytime i tried to use the stremer
i got device not configured - nothing helped. Not i got the new unstable
version and compiled it. I tried an ftmt -f /dev/qft0 erase. It takes now 10
minutes thousands of log-entries like drive_status 0x24 and Location not known
And resulted in Error: segment 1 unreachable.
Oct 2 13:56:55 majestix kernel: [142] 0 ftape-rw.c (determine_position) -
ftape_report_drive_status: 0x24.
Oct 2 13:56:55 majestix kernel: [143] 0 ftape-rw.c (determine_position) -
ftape_report_drive_status: 0x24.
Oct 2 13:56:56 majestix kernel: [144] 0 ftape-rw.c (determine_position) -
ftape_report_drive_status: 0x24.
Oct 2 13:56:57 majestix kernel: [145] 0 ftape-rw.c (determine_position) -
ftape_report_drive_status: 0x24.
Oct 2 13:56:58 majestix kernel: [146] 0 ftape-rw.c (determine_position) -
ftape_report_drive_status: 0x24.
Oct 2 13:56:58 majestix kernel: [147] 0 ftape-rw.c (ftape_start_tape) - panic:
location not known.
Oct 2 13:56:58 majestix kernel: [148] 0 ftape-rw.c (ftape_start_tape) - failed
to reposition.
Oct 2 13:56:58 majestix kernel: [149] 0 ftape-read.c (ftape_read_segment) -
Error: segment 1 unreachable.
Oct 2 13:56:58 majestix kernel: [150] 0 ftape-read.c (ftape_read_header_segment)
- no readable header segment found.
Oct 2 13:56:58 majestix kernel: [151] 0 zftape-read.c (zft_read_header_segments)
- ftape_read_header_segment(zftape->ftape, zftape->hseg_buf) failed: -5.
Oct 2 13:56:58 majestix kernel: [152] 0 zftape-ctl.c (zft_check_write_access) -
zft_read_header_segments(zftape) failed: -5. says sth.
about Sigpending lied!
Anybody ever experienced the same? Any ideas?
thx,
Stephan
