On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Neil Soper wrote:
> Tim,
> just a quick note to say that I got my Iomega Ditto Max working with the
> latest release and the example insert script for loading the modules. Both
> of these from the linuxtapecert.org web site. I also had to change my
> Parallel Port setting to EPP. I was basically getting the same kind of
> messages as Greg so I think the solution to his problems is there
> also.Thanks for the help
I too am very close but I cannot get it to work. My problem sounds like it
has something to do with the fact that I have a Zip drive on the parallel
port which behaves like it is a SCSI device.
Any way if anyone can help. Here is the output of /var/log/messages
kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
kernel: parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present.
..
kernel: scsi1 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
kernel: scsi2 : Iomega VPI2 (imm) interface
...
kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc484f448.
kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface
for ftape driver ....
...
kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver.
kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table.
kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.13 with versioned symbols
kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc484f448.
kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface
for ftape driver ....
kernel: bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0xc485bd38
kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_R092bd1d4) - Probing for bpck-fdc
tape drive slot 0.
kernel: [003] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe_one) - base: 0x0378,
irq: 7.
kernel: [004] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck parallel port tape
drive interface for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99.
kernel: [005] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_claim) - Unable to grab
address 0x0378 for <NULL>.
The last message seem to suggest that there is a problem with getting
control of the parallel port. Any ideas?
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