I've been trying to format and use TR-3 tapes without success. I did
get ftformat to do all 50 tracks on a tape but it then reported an
error when trying to write the format parameters to the drive. Can
anyone guess what I'm doing wrong?
Are the "rate change attempt failed" messages here important? I got
them from an mt status command.
Mar 20 03:47:26 beta kernel: [010] fdc-io.c (fdc_config) - fdc base: 0x3f0, irq: 6,
dma: 2.
Mar 20 03:47:26 beta kernel: [011] fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type 8272A/765A compatible
FDC found.
Mar 20 03:47:27 beta kernel: [012] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_log_vendor_id) - tape drive
type: HP Colorado T3000.
Mar 20 03:47:28 beta kernel: [013] ftape-io.c (ftape_report_configuration) - TR-3 tape
detected.
Mar 20 03:47:28 beta kernel: [014] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) - post QIC-117B
drive @ 2000 Kbps.
Mar 20 03:47:28 beta kernel: [015] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R82bcf52a) -
Highest FDC supported data rate: 500 Kbps.
Mar 20 03:47:29 beta kernel: [016] ftape-io.c (ftape_report_configuration) - TR-3 tape
detected.
Mar 20 03:47:29 beta kernel: [017] ftape-io.c (ftape_set_data_rate) - Rate change
failed!.
Mar 20 03:47:29 beta kernel: [018] ftape-io.c (ftape_set_data_rate) -
fdc_set_data_rate(data_rate) failed: -22.
Mar 20 03:47:29 beta kernel: [019] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R82bcf52a) -
set datarate failed.
Mar 20 03:47:29 beta kernel: [020] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) -
ftape_calibrate_data_rate_R82bcf52a(qic_std) failed: -5.
Mar 20 03:47:29 beta kernel: [021] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable_R7ec0d5d4) -
ftape_init_drive() failed: -5.
Mar 20 03:47:29 beta kernel: [022] zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) - ftape_enable failed: -5.
Mar 20 03:47:29 beta kernel: [023] zftape-init.c (zft_open) - _ftape_open failed.
Bruce
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