[ I'm new to this mailing list, and excuse me if this question has been
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Hello,
I'm looking for any information about ftape support of Seagate
STT63200P parallel port tape drive.
I tried everything, I read all I could find on the Net about it
(newsgroups, FAQs, HOWTOs, manuals) and finally it seems that this
drive is not supported by the BackPack driver.
Did someone make this tape drive work with ftape ?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
* My config:
linux-2.2.13-7
ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99
* Hardware:
Seagate STT63200P on parallel port
* BIOS settings:
IRQ = 7
IO = 0x378
EPP enabled
* Linux modules:
no IRQ conflict with sound card
lp and sound modules unloaded while testing
* Tests
ZIP drive works OK on the same parallel port (with Linux)
tape drive works OK (with DOS/Win95)
* /etc/conf.modules
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias char-major-27 zftape.o
options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7
* Loading modules options
insmod ftape ft_fdc_driver=bpck-fdc,none,none,none ft_tracings=2,2,2,2,2
insmod zftape ft_major_device_number=27
modprobe parport_pc io=0x3bc irq=7
modprobe parport
insmod bpck-fdc
* Ftape compilation settings (MCONFIG file)
BPCK_DEV=0
FDC_OPT += -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_PARPORT_$(BPCK_DEV)=-1 \
-DCONFIG_FT_PAR_$(BPCK_DEV)=1 \
-DCONFIG_FT_BPCK_$(BPCK_DEV)=1
* Errors while loading bpck-fdc driver
ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99
(c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven
(c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen
(c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives.
Compiled for Linux version 2.2.13-7mdk
installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ...
ftape_init @ 0x84824218.
zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99
parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0x8486a2a8
[000] bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_query_proto) - Got 0x78, expected either 0xc0 or 0x40.
[001] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find parport interface for ftape id
0.
[002] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - can't find bpck interface for ftape id 0.
[003] 0 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &bpck->parinfo) failed:
-6.
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