Hi, I have been lurking for a time while I tried to get my seagate STT63200P (parallel port Tapestor 3200) working. The method: insmod parport insmod parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7 insmod ./ftape.o ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none ft_tracings=3,3,3,3,3 insmod ./zftape.o ft_major_device_number=27 insmod ./bpck-fdc.o I have failed and I can't work out why. I installed parport at interrupt 7 (as it is) with base address 0x378. The interface is set to EPP Or am I being extremely optimistic and this tape drive isn't supported? HELP!? Many thanks Adam The following is an extract from the messages file: Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99 Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives. Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.12 Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ... Feb 7 20:18:59 mongoose kernel: ftape_init @ 0xc4866218. Feb 7 20:19:31 mongoose kernel: zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99 Feb 7 20:19:31 mongoose kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Feb 7 20:19:31 mongoose kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver. Feb 7 20:19:31 mongoose kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table. Feb 7 20:19:31 mongoose kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.12 Feb 7 20:19:31 mongoose kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc4899780. Feb 7 20:19:31 mongoose kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver .... Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0xc48a5a8c Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for bpck-fdc tape drive slot 0. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [003] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe_one) - base: 0x0378, irq: -1. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [004] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck parallel port tape drive interface for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [005] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) - Got 0x78, expected either 0xc0 or 0x40. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [006] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe_one) - base: 0x0278, irq: -1. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [007] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck parallel port tape drive interface for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [008] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) - Got 0xf8, expected either 0xc0 or 0x40. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [009] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe_one) - base: 0x03bc, irq: -1. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [010] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_probe) - Bpck parallel port tape drive interface for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [011] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) - Got 0xf8, expected either 0xc0 or 0x40. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [012] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - can't find bpck interface for ftape id 0. Feb 7 20:20:16 mongoose kernel: [013] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &bpck->parinfo) failed: -6. -- Hokey kokey, pig in a pokey!
