Hello.
I am getting a combination of "device not configured" and "device or resource
busy" error messages when trying to access the tape drive. I have an Exabyte
Eagle TR-3 attached to the parallel port, and it seems that it can't find it.
I have no idea what I need to do, but the following information will show you
how I configured the drive and the error messages I get. I'm hoping that I
made a simple mistake along the way and that someone else will be able to
catch it.
Thanks for your help.
-Scot
This is what I do and the errors I get:
root@system1 /root
=> ftmt -f /dev/ftape status
ftmt: /dev/ftape: Device not configured
root@system1 /root
=> ftmt -f /dev/ftape status
ftmt: /dev/ftape: Device or resource busy
These are boot messages for the parallel port:
(Parallel port support compiled into the kernel)
Oct 26 17:35:32 system1 kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378
[SPP,ECP,ECPEPP,ECPPS2]
Oct 26 17:35:32 system1 kernel: parport0: detected irq 7; use procfs to enable
interrupt-driven operation.
Oct 26 17:35:32 system1 kernel: parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present.
Oct 26 17:35:32 system1 kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
This is the /etc/conf.modules file:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
# pre-install pcmcia_core /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia start
alias eth0 ne
alias eth1 ne
options eth0 -o ne-0 io=0x300
options eth1 -o ne-1 io=0x280
# Ftape stuff
# load ftape/zftape automatically
alias char-major-27 zftape
options ftape ft_fdc_driver=ftape-internal,none,none,none
options ftape-internal ft_fdc_base=0x378 ft_fdc_irq=7
These are ftape messages from /var/log/messages:
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel: ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel:
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel: (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel:
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto
2GB/MAX floppy tape drives.
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.12
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive
...
Oct 27 16:41:51 system1 kernel: ftape_init @ 0xc5820230.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine
([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.12 with
versioned symbols
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @
0xc5855a78.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing
zftape VFS interface for ftape driver ....
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: fdc-internal.c: fdc_internal_register @
0xc585d988.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rf0605625) -
Probing for ftape-internal tape drive slot 0.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [003] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) -
called with count 0.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [004] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_grab) -
fdc_int_request_regions(fdc) failed: -16.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [005] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) -
fdc_int_grab(fdc) failed: -16.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [006] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_init) -
fdc_search_driver(ftape->drive_sel) failed: -6.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [007] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable_R7ec0d5d4)
- fdc_init(ftape) failed: -6.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [008] 0 zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) -
ftape_enable_R7ec0d5d4(sel) failed: -6.
Oct 27 16:41:52 system1 kernel: [009] 0 zftape-init.c (zft_open) - _zft_open
failed.
Oct 27 16:42:26 system1 kernel: [010] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) -
called with count 0.
Oct 27 16:42:26 system1 kernel: [011] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_grab) -
fdc_int_request_regions(fdc) failed: -16.
Oct 27 16:42:26 system1 kernel: [012] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) -
fdc_int_grab(fdc) failed: -16.
Oct 27 16:42:26 system1 kernel: [013] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_search_driver) - No
tape drive found for "ftape-internal" driver.
Oct 27 16:42:26 system1 kernel: [014] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_init) -
fdc_search_driver(ftape->drive_sel) failed: -16.
Oct 27 16:42:26 system1 kernel: [015] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable_R7ec0d5d4)
- fdc_init(ftape) failed: -16.
Oct 27 16:42:26 system1 kernel: [016] 0 zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) -
ftape_enable_R7ec0d5d4(sel) failed: -16.
Oct 27 16:42:26 system1 kernel: [017] 0 zftape-init.c (zft_open) - _zft_open
failed.
