Thanks for the help. For some reason it doesn't like the ft_fdc_base parameter. Any suggestions?? Oct 28 10:15:27 system1 insmod: /lib/modules/2.2.12/misc/bpck-fdc.o: invalid par ameter ft_fdc_base Oct 28 10:15:27 system1 kernel: [018] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_init) - fdc_search_driv er(ftape->drive_sel) failed: -6. Oct 28 10:15:27 system1 kernel: [019] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable_R7ec0d5d4) - fdc_init(ftape) failed: -6. Oct 28 10:15:27 system1 kernel: [020] 0 zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) - ftape_enable _R7ec0d5d4(sel) failed: -6. Also, how does one find out what kind of interface an external drive has? I went with the internal driver at first because I couldn't find anything out at the vendor site. -Scot ------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )--------------------- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 14:34:17 -0700 To: Scot.Sroka Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Can't find parallel port drive [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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. [SNIP] > 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 You need to use the bpck-fdc.o driver, not the ftape-internal.o driver. Change the last two lines to read: options ftape ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none options bpck-fdc ft_fdc_base=0x378 ft_fdc_irq=7 -- Tim
