The reason because the ftape fail to work on my PC is the backpack that fail to recognize the parallel port mode EPP. The bios support this mode but the return code from ftape is say that is not there. The log file of /proc/kmsg shows where is the problem. "Got .... expected ..." Is it a bug or my parallel port is really not working as EPP ? Alfredo
<4> <4>(c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven <4>(c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen <4>(c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <4> <4>QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives. <4>Compiled for Linux version 2.2.13 <4>installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ... <4>ftape_init @ 0xc4833230. <6>[000] +ftape-init.c (ftape_build_driver_list) <6>[001] ftape-init.c (ftape_build_driver_list) - Found driver bpck-fdc for device 0. <6>[002] -ftape-init.c (ftape_build_driver_list) <6>[003] +zftape-init.c (zft_init) <6>zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99 <6>(c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <6>vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver. <6>Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table. <6>Compiled for Linux version 2.2.13 with versioned symbols <6>[004] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc4868b08. <6>[005] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver .... <6>[006] -zftape-init.c (zft_init) <6>parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [SPP,ECP,ECPPS2] <6>[007] +bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_register) <4>bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0xc487c668 <6>[008] +fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rb92a4d1c) <6>[009] +fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) <6>[010] fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) - Driver: bpck-fdc. <6>[011] -fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) <6>[012] 0+ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kmalloc_R1f9856c7) <6>[013] 0 ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kmalloc_R1f9856c7) - allocated buffer @ c33776c0, 236 bytes. <6>[014] 0-ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kmalloc_R1f9856c7) <6>[015] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rb92a4d1c) - Probing for bpck-fdc tape drive slot 0. <6>[016] 0+bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) <6>[017] 0 +ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kmalloc_R1f9856c7) <6>[018] 0 ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kmalloc_R1f9856c7) - allocated buffer @ c3fd8b40, 60 bytes. <6>[019] 0 -ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kmalloc_R1f9856c7) <6>[020] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - called with ftape id 0. <6>[021] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3fd8ba0. <6>[022] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: 7. <6>[023] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378. <6>[024] 0 +bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) <6>[025] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck parallel port tape drive interface for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99. <6>[026] 0 +bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_grab) <6>[027] 0 +fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_claim) <6>[028] +bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_interrupt) <6>[029] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_interrupt) - parport grab interrupt. <6>[030] -bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_interrupt) <6>[031] 0 -fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_claim) <6>[032] 0 -bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_grab) <6>[033] +bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_test_port) <6>[034] -bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_test_port) <6>[035] +bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) <6>[036] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) - Got 0x78, expected either 0xc0 or 0x40. <6>[037] -bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) <6>[038] +bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_connect) <6>[039] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_connect) - Connect response: 0x78. <6>[040] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_connect) - Unknown connect response: 0x78. <6>[041] -bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_connect) <6>[042] 0 +bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_release) <6>[043] 0 -bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_release) <6>[044] 0 -bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) <6>[045] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find parport interface for ftape id 0. <6>[046] 0 +ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kfree_R02b0f34b) <6>[047] 0 ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kfree_R02b0f34b) - released buffer @ c3fd8b40, 60 bytes. <6>[048] 0 -ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kfree_R02b0f34b) <6>[049] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - can't find bpck interface for ftape id 0. <6>[050] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &bpck->parinfo) failed: -6. <6>[051] 0-bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) <6>[052] 0+fdc-io.c (fdc_destroy) <6>[053] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_destroy) - destroying fdc 0. <6>[054] 0 +ftape-buffer.c (fdc_set_nr_buffers_R259e4861) <6>[055] 0 -ftape-buffer.c (fdc_set_nr_buffers_R259e4861) <6>[056] 0 +ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kfree_R02b0f34b) <6>[057] 0 ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kfree_R02b0f34b) - released buffer @ c33776c0, 236 bytes. <6>[058] 0 -ftape-buffer.c (ftape_kfree_R02b0f34b) <6>[059] 0-fdc-io.c (fdc_destroy) <6>[060] +fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) <6>[061] -fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) <6>[062] +fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) <6>[063] -fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) <6>[064] +fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) <6>[065] -fdc-io.c (fdc_driver_in_list) <6>[066] -fdc-io.c (fdc_register_Rb92a4d1c) <6>[067] -bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_register)
