I attached an IOMEGA parallel zip drive to the parallel port
and insmod-ed ppa . I wasn't able to mount the thing (not
going to use it, so am not worried about it), but could tell
from the lines in /var/log/messages that it was being recognized.
Hence, I think the problems I am having with the Trakker
is a result of something other than parport and parport_pc.
cat /proc/parport/0/irq gives "7".
cat /proc/parport/0/hardware gives :
base: 0x378
irq: 7
dma: none
modes: SPP
(want to change to EPP, but forgot which function key brings
up the bios settings on this Aptiva 486DX ...)
/dev/ftape is linked to rft0
is this correct?
I used ftape's default lines for Trakker in MCONFIG.
Is this correct?
TRAKKER_DEV=0
FDC_OPT += -DCONFIG_FT_FDC_PARPORT_$(TRAKKER_DEV)=-1 \
-DCONFIG_FT_PAR_$(TRAKKER_DEV)=1 \
-DCONFIG_FT_TRAKKER_$(TRAKKER_DEV)=1
After testing the zip drive, switching back to the
tape drive (unplugging and plugging in the latter),
I got different error messages in /var/log/messages .
I thought it might work, but no such luck.
Any advice appreciated.
Tony Laszlo
Jiyugaoka, Tokyo
Jun 13 16:35:00 net kernel: [001] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS
interface for ftape driver ....
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: trakker.c: trakker_register @ 0xc485dde0
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_R7d7204fe) - Probing for
trakker tape drive slot 0.
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: [003] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe_one) - base:
0x0378, irq: -1.
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: [004] 0 trakker.c (read_mem_ps2) - checksum error.
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: [005] 0 trakker.c (trakker_speedtest) - delay: 1.
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: [006] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @
c3956800, dma area @ c4860000.
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: [007] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @
c39560b0, dma area @ c4860000.
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: [008] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @
c3956d10, dma area @ c4860000.
Jun 13 16:35:10 net kernel: [009] 0 ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #4 @
c3956ec0, dma area @ c4860000.
<<after trying to tar something to /dev/ftape >>
Jun 13 16:55:50 net kernel: [010] trakker.c (trakker_interrupt) - BUG: Wrong IRQ
number (7/-1).
Jun 13 16:55:50 net kernel: [011] 0 trakker.c (trakker_grab) - Check IRQ
settings..
Jun 13 16:55:50 net kernel: [012] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) -
calibr_count: 777, calibr_time: 9973 us.
Jun 13 16:55:50 net kernel: [013] 0 ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for
`fdc_wait()' = 12835 nsec (at 777 counts).
Jun 13 16:55:50 net kernel: [014] trakker.c (trakker_interrupt) - BUG: Wrong IRQ
number (7/-1).
Jun 13 16:55:50 net kernel: [015] trakker.c (trakker_interrupt) - BUG: Wrong IRQ
number (7/-1).
Jun 13 16:55:51 net kernel: [016] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_reset) - no drive polling
interrupt!.
Jun 13 16:55:51 net kernel: [017] 0 fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type 82077AA FDC found.
