Hi all,
I try to use a ditto 2DB drive with my redhat 6.0 box (on the floppy drive
controller). I have new cartridge.
I tried to backup the /usr/src/linux directory :
cd /usr/src/linux
tar cvf /dev/qft0 .
I had no error in /var/log/messages :
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: [048] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable_R7b52f04b) - ==
Non-fatal errors this run: ==.
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: [049] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable_R7b52f04b) - fdc isr
statistics:
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: id_am_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: id_crc_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: data_am_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: data_crc_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: overrun_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: no_data_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: retries : 0.
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: [050] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable_R7b52f04b) - ecc
statistics:
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: crc_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: crc_failures : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: ecc_failures : 0
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: sectors corrected: 0.
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: [051] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable_R7b52f04b) - tape
motion statistics:
Mar 24 12:19:16 fit kernel: repositions : 9.
When I try to verify the archive, 'tar df /dev/qft0' reports no error, but I do not
understand the following messages in /var/log/messages :
Mar 24 12:25:36 fit kernel: [085] ftape-read.c (correct_and_copy_fraction) - ecc
corrected segment: 14.
Mar 24 12:25:44 fit kernel: [086] ftape-read.c (correct_and_copy_fraction) - ecc
corrected segment: 35.
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: [087] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable_R7b52f04b) - ==
Non-fatal errors this run: ==.
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: [088] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable_R7b52f04b) - fdc isr
statistics:
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: id_am_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: id_crc_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: data_am_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: data_crc_errors : 2 <-------!!!!!!!
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: overrun_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: no_data_errors : 0
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: retries : 0.
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: [089] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_disable_R7b52f04b) - ecc
statistics:
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: crc_errors : 2 <-------!!!!!!!
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: crc_failures : 0
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: ecc_failures : 0
Mar 24 12:26:30 fit kernel: sectors corrected: 2. <-------!!!!!!!
Can I make reliable backups even with such warning messages ? Do I need to upgrade to
fpate 4 ?
PS: I use a Redhat 6.0 box, with ftape v3.04d 25/11/97. I just added the following
line in my conf.modules file:
alias char-major-27 zftape
Thank you for your help
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Pierre POMES mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Interface Technologies
