Hello. Thanks to Tim, I have ftape4.* installed. However, I'm having a heck of a time makeing it work. I've included all the info I can think of: If you have a second, would you look over what's here and perhaps suggest to me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks Sincerely, Adam >From /var/log/messages: Oct 21 13:07:19 golux kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives. Oct 21 13:07:19 golux kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.5-15 Oct 21 13:07:19 golux kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ... Oct 21 13:07:19 golux kernel: ftape_init @ 0xc882f21c. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99 Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.5-15 with versioned symbols Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc8862758. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver .... Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: fdc-internal.c: fdc_internal_register @ 0xc881890c. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for ftape-internal tape drive slot 0. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [003] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - called with count 0. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [004] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - FC-20 controller found. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [005] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x0180, irq: 9, dma: 3. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [006] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c7995340, dma area @ c0ff0000. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [007] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c79955c0, dma area @ c0fe8000. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [008] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c7995c00, dma area @ c0fe0000. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [009] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 6892, calibr_time: 9997 us. Oct 21 13:07:20 golux kernel: [010] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1450 nsec (at 6892 counts). Oct 21 13:07:21 golux kernel: [011] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. Oct 21 13:07:52 golux kernel: [012] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_activate_drive) - No tape drive found. Oct 21 13:07:54 golux kernel: [013] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. Oct 21 13:07:54 golux kernel: [014] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable) - ftape_activate_drive(ftape, &ftape->drive_type) failed: -19. Oct 21 13:07:54 golux kernel: [015] 0 zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) - ftape_enable(sel) failed: -19. Oct 21 13:07:54 golux kernel: [016] 0 zftape-init.c (zft_open) - _zft_open failed. Contents of /etc/modules.conf for ftape # New Ftape 4.x stuff alias char-major-27 ztape options ftape ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none #pre-install ftape-internal /sbin/swapout 15 What's in /dev golux: /dev # l ftape lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Oct 21 13:18 ftape -> rft0 golux: /dev # l rft0 crw-rw---- 1 root disk 27, 0 Oct 21 13:18 rft0 golux: /dev # l qft0 crwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27, 0 Oct 21 06:30 qft0 On power-up, the tape drive operates and rewinds the tape. The floppy drive works too. -- Adam J. Finkelstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://metalab.unc.edu/bees/adamf
