Hi!
I tried again to format a QIC-3010 tape (MC3010XL, QIC-3010-MC, 400ft.).
After reading the ftformat-sources, I found that my previous
MAX_FLOPPY_HEAD-parameter was wrong. I changed to 12 and that's the
result:
marvin:~ # ftformat -vv -f /dev/nftape -m force -p
qic-standard=QIC-3010,format-code=4,floppy-head-max=12,floppy-track-max=254,segments-per-track=292,tracks-per-tape=40,gap3=248
--omit-erase --discard-header
Tape drive: Iomega 700.
Make code : Iomega Inc (546).
Model : 1.
Vendor id : 0x8881.
Switched to raw mode using MTIOCFTRAW ioctl
ftape-4.x format API: 0x00050000
--format-parameters
qic-standard=0x04,format-code=4,floppy-head-max=12,floppy-track-max=254,segments-per-track=292,tracks-per-tape=40,gap3=248,format-filler-byte=0x6d
Tape drive error sending select rate or format command: 31 (Rate or Format Selection
Error)
Please ignore the error message printed above if in case
that your cartridge can be formatted successfully!
Writing reference bursts ... Tape drive error sending write reference burst command:
14 (Command Illegal or Undefined in Primary Mode)
/proc/ftape/0/cartridge shows the right settings for the tape:
marvin:~ # cat /proc/ftape/0/cartridge
segments : 292
tracks : 40
length : 400ft
formatted : yes
writable : yes
QIC spec. : QIC-3010
fmt-code : 4
From syslog:
Mar 23 22:44:04 marvin kernel: [119] 0 ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error) - errorcode:
31.
Mar 23 22:44:04 marvin kernel: [120] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_calibrate_data_rate) -
Highest FDC supported data rate: 1000 Kbps.
Mar 23 22:44:06 marvin kernel: [121] 0 ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error) -
errorcode: 43.
Mar 23 22:44:08 marvin kernel: [122] 0 ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error) - errorcode:
14.
I took the parameters from QIC-standards, so what goes wrong?
Manfred
P.S.:
-ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99
-Compiled for Linux version 2.2.14
-Iomega Tape 700
-FDC type : i82077AA
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