Hello Onno,
Sunday, November 14, 1999, 7:20:13 AM, you wrote:
OG> Hello,
OG> some time ago I sent a message because I had a host of problems
OG> getting ftape to work. Your replies helped me to compile the latest
OG> version. However it has some of the bugs that prevented the version
OG> included in the kernal from working.
OG> For those who haven�t read my first mail again an extract from my
OG> system configuration:
OG> SuSE Linux 6.1, Kernel 2.2.7
OG> Gigabyte 686 BXC mainboard (it�s a PCI board)
OG> onboard floppy disk controller
OG> Peacock QIC 80 floppystreamer
OG> testet ftape versions:
OG> - from the kernel (didn't work - see below)
OG> - 4.02 and 4.03-pre2 (didn't compile)
OG> - latest unstable (only recent version that compiled, but still some of
OG> the problems I also had with the version from the kernel)
OG> My problems were:
OG> 1. When accessing the drive I sometimes (approx. 50% of all attempts) got
OG> the error message
OG> mt:/dev/nftape:Device not configured
OG> This seems to be solved now.
OG> 2. In case the tape works there are fatal errors on many tapes: Sometimes
OG> the drive attemps to write on the same position over and over as if the
OG> tape were damaged and finally stops with a fatal io error. On some tapes
OG> this happens immediately after starting the backup, on others after the
OG> drive has worked for a while.
OG> These errors do not occur under DOS (same computer, same drive, same tape).
OG> There are too many messages in /var/log/messages that might be related with
OG> this problem. At the end of this mail there are some that look interesting
OG> (to me, a unix-novice).
OG> 3. I downloaded ftape-tools (latest stable version). However ftformat does not
OG> work. It tells something about unknown API.
OG> Upgrading to the latest unstable tools wasn't possible because they didn't
OG> compile. The error messages were:
OG> /lib/libc.so.6: warning: multiple common of `_nl_domain_bindings'
OG> ../../intl/libintl.a(dcgettext.o): warning: previous common is here
OG> ftfmt-tapelib.o: In function `raw_mode_onoff':
OG> /root/unzip/ftape-tools-1999_09_11/src/ftformat/ftfmt-tapelib.c:123:
OG> undefined
OG> reference to `minor'
OG> /root/unzip/ftape-tools-1999_09_11/src/ftformat/ftfmt-tapelib.c:125:
OG> undefined
OG> reference to `minor'
OG> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
OG> make[2]: *** [ftformat] Error 1
OG> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
OG> make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
OG> 4. Ftape didn't compile.
OG> This is solved now. Thanks a lot.
OG> Onno Garms
OG> ============================================================================
OG> ======
OG> Nov 14 10:56:36 diden kernel: [056] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history)
OG> - ecc statistics:
OG> Nov 14 10:56:36 diden kernel: crc_errors : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: [058] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history)
OG> - == Non-fatal errors this run: ==.
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: [059] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history)
OG> - fdc isr statistics:
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: id_am_errors : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: id_crc_errors : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: data_am_errors : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: data_crc_errors : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: overrun_errors : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: no_data_errors : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: retries : 0.
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: [060] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history)
OG> - ecc statistics:
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: crc_errors : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: crc_failures : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: ecc_failures : 0
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: sectors corrected: 0.
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: [061] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_print_history)
OG> - tape motion statistics:
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: repositions : 7.
OG> Nov 14 10:57:36 diden kernel: SIG: sigpending lied
OG> [this stuff again and again]
OG> Nov 14 11:12:31 diden kernel: [065] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1801).
OG> Nov 14 11:12:38 diden kernel: [066] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1801).
OG> Nov 14 11:12:46 diden kernel: [067] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1801).
OG> Nov 14 11:12:53 diden kernel: [068] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 4 (1801).
OG> Nov 14 11:13:01 diden kernel: [069] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 5 (1801).
OG> Nov 14 11:13:09 diden kernel: [070] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 6 (1801).
OG> Nov 14 11:13:10 diden kernel: [071] 0 ftape-write.c (write_segment) -
OG> warning: 1 hard error(s) in written segment.
OG> Nov 14 11:13:10 diden kernel: [072] 0 ftape-write.c (write_segment) -
OG> hard error in segment 1801.
OG> Nov 14 11:13:14 diden kernel: [073] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write_segment failed, error: -5.
OG> Nov 14 11:13:14 diden kernel: [074] 0 zftape-write.c
OG> (zftape_write_segment) - Hard error writing segment, trying to recover.
OG> Nov 14 11:13:14 diden kernel: [075] 0 ftape-write.c (write_segment) -
TAIL->>status == waiting.
OG> Nov 14 11:13:14 diden kernel: [076] 0 ftape-write.c (write_segment) -
OG> HEAD: c2af7d90, TAIL: c2af7d90.
OG> Nov 14 11:13:14 diden kernel: [077] 0 ftape-write.c (write_segment) -
OG> runner_status: 0.
OG> Nov 14 11:13:16 diden kernel: [078] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1801).
OG> Nov 14 11:14:04 diden kernel: [079] 0 ftape-rw.c (ftape_start_tape) -
OG> failed to reposition.
OG> Nov 14 11:14:04 diden kernel: [080] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_start_writing) - ftape_start_tape(ftape, segment_id,
ftape->>fdc->buffer_head->short_start) failed: -5.
OG> Nov 14 11:14:04 diden kernel: [081] 0 ftape-write.c (write_segment) -
OG> ftape_start_writing(ftape, write_mode) failed: -5.
OG> Nov 14 11:14:04 diden kernel: [082] 0 ftape-write.c
OG> (ftape_write_segment) - write_segment failed, error: -5.
OG> Nov 14 11:14:04 diden kernel: [083] 0 zftape-write.c (_zft_write) -
OG> zftape_write_segment(zftape, zftape->pos.seg_pos, seg_sz) failed: -5.
OG> Nov 14 11:14:04 diden kernel: SIG: sigpending lied
>>
Here's the steps to fix the ftape problem:
1. Buy one Adaptech SCSI host adapter - about $60 US
2. Buy HP 4 GB SCSI tape drive (reconditioned if need be) - about
$150 US
3. Get rid of floppy tape drive and concept.
4. Get on with better issues.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Perry mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
