Anil,
Here is a patch I used to get my DI-30 working. The patch should be
applied to linux-2.2.15 with andre's ide patch applied. The patch is
based on a posting to the list last week and Tim's patch on
linuxtapecert.org. For the first time in weeks I was able to do a
backup and verify with BRU. The backup consists of two sessions written
to the tape.
Hope it helps.
Clint
"Anil B. Somayaji" wrote:
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> Hello everyone, again! It looks like my problems with my new OnStream
> DI-30 drive are continuing. Currently I can create and verify tapes
> if I create them using a single tar command; however, tapes written by
> amanda (using tar) cannot be verified. I believe this problem comes
> from some problem with the driver tape positioning logic.
>
--- ide-tape.c Sat Jun 3 16:51:59 2000
+++ ide-tape.c.andre Sat Jun 3 16:51:03 2000
@@ -3834,16 +3834,8 @@
#endif
clear_bit(IDETAPE_PIPELINE_ERROR, &tape->flags);
position = idetape_read_position(drive);
- if (position >= 3000 && position < 3080)
- position += 32;
- if (position >= 2980 && position < 3000)
- position = 3000;
- else
- position += 60;
- if (position >= 2980 && position < 3000)
- position = 3000;
- printk(KERN_INFO "ide-tape: %s: blank block detected,
positioning tape to block %d\n", tape->name, position);
- idetape_position_tape(drive, position, 0, 1);
+ printk(KERN_INFO "ide-tape: %s: blank block detected,
+positioning tape to block %d\n", tape->name, position + 60);
+ idetape_position_tape(drive, position + 60, 0, 1);
cnt += 40;
continue;
} else
