Hi list, I am stuck. |( I am running SuSE 6.3 without ftape support in kernel (2.13). I have downloaded the latest unstable ftape driver, toolbox and documentation. I started setting up ftape-4.x-1999_09_11 and looking through the Mconfig, which seemed OK. 'make' went without major complaints, it seemed to me, but see attached file, 'ftape_make', which is the mesages taken out of /var/log/messages. 'make install' also went OK, it seemed, but here are the messages from the compiling: May 20 17:59:14 bbmain kernel: [107] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - called with count 0. May 20 17:59:14 bbmain kernel: [108] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x0210, irq: 6, dma: 0. May 20 17:59:14 bbmain kernel: [109] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c3a0bea0, dma area @ c0a70000. May 20 17:59:14 bbmain kernel: [110] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c3a0bf40, dma area @ c0a68000. May 20 17:59:14 bbmain kernel: [111] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c3a0be00, dma area @ c0a60000. May 20 17:59:14 bbmain kernel: [112] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 6522, calibr_time: 9997 us. May 20 17:59:14 bbmain kernel: [113] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1532 nsec (at 6522 counts). May 20 17:59:15 bbmain kernel: [114] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:59:15 bbmain kernel: [115] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:59:15 bbmain kernel: [116] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:59:15 bbmain kernel: [117] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:59:15 bbmain kernel: [118] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:59:15 bbmain kernel: [119] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - No FDC found. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [120] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [121] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [122] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [123] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #3 @ c3a0be00, dma area @ c0a60000. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [124] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #2 @ c3a0bf40, dma area @ c0a68000. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [125] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #1 @ c3a0bea0, dma area @ c0a70000. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [126] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_init) - fdc_init_one(fdc) failed: -6. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [127] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable) - fdc_init(ftape) failed: -6. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [128] 0 zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) - ftape_enable(sel) failed: -6. May 20 17:59:16 bbmain kernel: [129] 0 zftape-init.c (zft_open) - _zft_open failed. '. insert' didn't do anything. Then I read the ./modules/insert file and did the '. insert' again and then it seemed to work. Now to the testing: Every test (mostly 'mt -f /dev/qft0 rewind') with mt I made gave the error: mt: /dev/qrt0: Device not configured. In accordance with Wolfgang's help to Mr. Robert L. Waite in May 2nd, I did 'lsmod', which showed the appropriate modules. Now, after shutting down and rebooting today, they are, of course no longer available. Further, i found the modules installed in the proper directory (with the timestamp of the day). I am rather unused to installing (compiling), although I have done a few, recompiled the kernel a couple of time (not on present installation, though). I have to say that I find the documentation somewhat lacking in support (for a newbie), so I have to ask here what to do. Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99 May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: (c) 1996-1998 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020/Ditto 2GB/MAX floppy tape drives. May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.13 May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ... May 20 17:03:34 bbmain kernel: ftape_init @ 0xc482721c. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: zftape for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99 May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.13 May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [000] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc485c810. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver .... May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: zftape de-compressor for ftape v4.03-pre-4 06/30/99 May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: (c) 1994-1998 Claus-Justus Heine ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: De-compressor for zftape (lzrw3 algorithm) May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: Compiled for kernel version 2.2.13 May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [002] zftape-compress.c (zft_compressor_init) - zft_compressor_init @ 0xc4865784. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [003] zftape-compress.c (zft_compressor_init) - installing compressor for zftape .... May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: fdc-internal.c: fdc_internal_register @ 0xc486a924. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [004] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for ftape-internal tape drive slot 0. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [005] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - called with count 0. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [006] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x0210, irq: 6, dma: 0. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [007] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c149d860, dma area @ c0df8000. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [008] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c149d360, dma area @ c0c18000. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [009] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c149db80, dma area @ c03a8000. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: trakker.c: trakker_register @ 0xc4872e30 May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [010] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for trakker tape drive slot 1. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP,PS2] May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: parport0: no IEEE-1284 device present. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [011] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c1360ec0. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [012] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: -1. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [013] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [014] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find parport interface for ftape id 1. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [015] 1 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - can't find trakker interface for ftape id 1. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [016] 1 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &trakker->parinfo) failed: -6. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: bpck-fdc.c: bpck_fdc_register @ 0xc48804c8 May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [017] fdc-io.c (fdc_register) - Probing for bpck-fdc tape drive slot 1. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [018] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c1360ec0. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [019] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: -1. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [020] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [021] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find parport interface for ftape id 1. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [022] 1 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - can't find bpck interface for ftape id 1. May 20 17:03:35 bbmain kernel: [023] 1 bpck-fdc.c (bpck_fdc_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc, &bpck->parinfo) failed: -6. May 20 17:15:06 bbmain su: (to root) bodvar on /dev/tty4 May 20 17:22:25 bbmain kernel: [024] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 6522, calibr_time: 9997 us. May 20 17:22:25 bbmain kernel: [025] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1532 nsec (at 6522 counts). May 20 17:22:26 bbmain kernel: [026] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:22:26 bbmain kernel: [027] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:22:26 bbmain kernel: [028] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:22:26 bbmain kernel: [029] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:22:26 bbmain kernel: [030] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:22:26 bbmain kernel: [031] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - No FDC found. May 20 17:22:27 bbmain kernel: [032] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:22:27 bbmain kernel: [033] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:22:27 bbmain kernel: [034] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [035] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #3 @ c149db80, dma area @ c03a8000. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [036] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #2 @ c149d360, dma area @ c0c18000. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [037] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #1 @ c149d860, dma area @ c0df8000. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [038] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - called with count 0. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [039] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x0210, irq: 6, dma: 0. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [040] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c149d860, dma area @ c0df8000. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [041] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c149d360, dma area @ c0c18000. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [042] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c149db80, dma area @ c03a8000. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [043] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 6522, calibr_time: 9997 us. May 20 17:22:28 bbmain kernel: [044] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1532 nsec (at 6522 counts). May 20 17:22:29 bbmain kernel: [045] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:22:29 bbmain kernel: [046] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:22:29 bbmain kernel: [047] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:22:29 bbmain kernel: [048] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:22:29 bbmain kernel: [049] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:22:29 bbmain kernel: [050] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - No FDC found. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [051] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [052] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [053] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [054] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #3 @ c149db80, dma area @ c03a8000. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [055] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #2 @ c149d360, dma area @ c0c18000. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [056] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #1 @ c149d860, dma area @ c0df8000. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [057] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_init) - fdc_init_one(fdc) failed: -6. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [058] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable) - fdc_init(ftape) failed: -6. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [059] 0 zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) - ftape_enable(sel) failed: -6. May 20 17:22:30 bbmain kernel: [060] 0 zftape-init.c (zft_open) - _zft_open failed. May 20 17:23:06 bbmain kernel: [061] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - called with count 0. May 20 17:23:06 bbmain kernel: [062] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x0210, irq: 6, dma: 0. May 20 17:23:06 bbmain kernel: [063] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c149d7c0, dma area @ c0df8000. May 20 17:23:06 bbmain kernel: [064] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c149db80, dma area @ c0c18000. May 20 17:23:06 bbmain kernel: [065] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c149d360, dma area @ c03a8000. May 20 17:23:06 bbmain kernel: [066] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 6522, calibr_time: 9997 us. May 20 17:23:06 bbmain kernel: [067] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1532 nsec (at 6522 counts). May 20 17:23:07 bbmain kernel: [068] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:23:07 bbmain kernel: [069] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:23:07 bbmain kernel: [070] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:23:07 bbmain kernel: [071] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:23:07 bbmain kernel: [072] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:23:07 bbmain kernel: [073] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - No FDC found. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [074] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [075] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [076] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [077] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #3 @ c149d360, dma area @ c03a8000. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [078] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #2 @ c149db80, dma area @ c0c18000. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [079] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #1 @ c149d7c0, dma area @ c0df8000. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [080] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_init) - fdc_init_one(fdc) failed: -6. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [081] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable) - fdc_init(ftape) failed: -6. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [082] 0 zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) - ftape_enable(sel) failed: -6. May 20 17:23:08 bbmain kernel: [083] 0 zftape-init.c (zft_open) - _zft_open failed. May 20 17:25:33 bbmain kernel: [084] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - called with count 0. May 20 17:25:33 bbmain kernel: [085] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x0210, irq: 6, dma: 0. May 20 17:25:33 bbmain kernel: [086] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c149d860, dma area @ c0df8000. May 20 17:25:33 bbmain kernel: [087] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c149d360, dma area @ c0c18000. May 20 17:25:33 bbmain kernel: [088] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c149db80, dma area @ c03a8000. May 20 17:25:33 bbmain kernel: [089] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - calibr_count: 6522, calibr_time: 9997 us. May 20 17:25:33 bbmain kernel: [090] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1532 nsec (at 6522 counts). May 20 17:25:34 bbmain kernel: [091] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:25:34 bbmain kernel: [092] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:25:34 bbmain kernel: [093] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:25:34 bbmain kernel: [094] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:25:34 bbmain kernel: [095] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:25:34 bbmain kernel: [096] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - No FDC found. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [097] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling interrupt!. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [098] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_command) - fdc not ready. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [099] 0 fdc-io.c (__fdc_issue_command) - __fdc_command(fdc, out_data, out_count) failed: -16. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [100] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #3 @ c149db80, dma area @ c03a8000. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [101] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #2 @ c149d360, dma area @ c0c18000. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [102] 0 ftape-buffer.c (del_one_buffer) - releasing buffer nr #1 @ c149d860, dma area @ c0df8000. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [103] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_init) - fdc_init_one(fdc) failed: -6. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [104] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_enable) - fdc_init(ftape) failed: -6. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [105] 0 zftape-ctl.c (_zft_open) - ftape_enable(sel) failed: -6. May 20 17:25:35 bbmain kernel: [106] 0 zftape-init.c (zft_open) - _zft_open failed.
