On Sat, Feb 05, 2000 at 12:38:38PM -0800, Alfredo Tomasini & Iole Moccagatta wrote:
>
> 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.
This looks just like what I saw with the Compaq DeskPro built-in
parallel ports. This log item:
> <6>parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [SPP,ECP,ECPPS2]
suggests that you don't have an EPP mode... no matter what the BIOS
claims to be doing for you.
Nathan
>
> 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)
