Jochen and all,
Please let me know if my sending such a lengthy report
is not appropriate for these fora.
Thank you very much for your time and assistance.
Conclusions first: still no success with Trakker.
I have recompiled the kernel so that:
CONFIG_PNP=y
CONFIG_PNP_PARPORT=m
I did make dep, make clean, made the new kernel,
rebooted, cd to the linux source directory, did
make clean again, make modules and make
modules_install.
After rebooting, I then did a make distclean in the
ftape directory (/usr/src/ftape-4.x-1999_09_11/)
then make and make install.
MCONFIG points to the proper directory for Linux source
(/usr/src/linux/)
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This specs for this machine are as follows:
I have also been trying various bios and jumper adjustments.
After my initial failures with ftape and Trakker, I tried
Trakker under Win95. I found that, while the device worked
on a separate Windows machine, it didn't work on the Linux
service that I need it on (temporarily running under Win95).
It seemed that the parallel port LPT1 was faulty. Now, this
port is on the motherboard together with several other ports
including the one that goes to the display, mouse, etc.
I could not find any jumper which might disable the
faulty parallel port.
IBM Aptiva 520 2144-68J (DX486CPU/ 100Mhz, 60M Ram, ISA bus)
So, I bought a new ISA multiport card which as a parallel
port. I think this is it being recognized by dmesg:
Serial driver version 4.27 with HUB-6 MANY_PORTS MULTIPORT SHARE_IRQ
DETECT_IRQ enabled
* Not sure if it means anything, but occasionally (not always) I get
this in dmesg:
Jul 7 00:06:55 net kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
Jul 7 00:06:55 net kernel: DOR0=4
Jul 7 00:06:55 net kernel: floppy interrupt on bizarre fdc 1
Jul 7 00:06:55 net kernel: handler=00000000
Jul 7 00:06:55 net kernel: FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
I then took a look at the bios setting for the machine.
There is only one setting for parallel port. It had been
set to LPT 1 at 0x378 IRQ=7 and SPP. The only other options are
LPT 1 at 0x3BC IRQ=7, LPT 2 at 0x278 IRQ=7 and Disabled.
(Port modes are ecp & bi-di, epp & bi-di, ps/2 & bi-di
and compatible [maybe that is SPP]).
There is no way that I can see to set one port for IRQ = 7 and
the other port to another IRQ value. I have tried all the
options in the bios settings, in various orders. including
disabled.
I have also tried moving the jumper around on the new
parallel port, e.g., 7, 5, 6, 9, 11, etc.). I even tried
it with no jumper on it.
None of this has had much of an effect on what happens
when I do insmod parport and insmod parport_pc.
The system usually recognizes both parallel ports
but fails to identify their irq values.
Jul 7 12:30:57 net kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [SPP]
Jul 7 12:30:57 net kernel: parport1: PC-style at 0x278 [SPP,PS2,EPP]
cat /proc/parport/0/hardware
base: 0x378
irq: none
dma: none
modes: SPP
cat /proc/parport/1/hardware
base: 0x278
irq: none
dma: none
modes: SPP,ECP,ECPPS2
under these conditions, insmod trakker
fails. These are the relevant lines
from /etc/conf.modules :
(I comment and uncomment the "options parport_pc"
lines and try different irq vales).
alias char-major-27 zftape
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
options parport_pc io=0x278 irq=6
# options parport_pc io=0x278 irq=auto
options ftape ft_fdc_driver=trakker,none,none,none
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Here's a sample of what's in the /var/log/messages after
insmod trakker.
Thanks!
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: trakker.c: trakker_register @ 0xc485def0
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [002] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_R7d7204fe) - Probing for
trakker tape drive slot 0.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [003] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3886760.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [004] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: -1.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [005] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [006] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3886760.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [007] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: 5.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [008] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 278.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [009] 0 trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error
(off by 63).
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [010] 0 trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error
(off by 63).
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [011] 0 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find
parport interface for ftape id 0.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [012] 0 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - can't find trakker
interface for ftape id 0.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [013] 0 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc,
&trakker->parinfo) failed: -6.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [014] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_R7d7204fe) - Probing for
trakker tape drive slot 1.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [015] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3886760.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [016] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: -1.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [017] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [018] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3886760.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [019] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: 5.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [020] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 278.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [021] 1 trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error
(off by 63).
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [022] 1 trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error
(off by 63).
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [023] 1 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find
parport interface for ftape id 1.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [024] 1 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - can't find trakker
interface for ftape id 1.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [025] 1 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc,
&trakker->parinfo) failed: -6.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [026] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_R7d7204fe) - Probing for
trakker tape drive slot 2.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [027] 2 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3886760.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [028] 2 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: -1.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [029] 2 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [030] 2 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3886760.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [031] 2 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: 5.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [032] 2 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 278.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [033] 2 trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error
(off by 63).
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [034] 2 trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error
(off by 63).
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [035] 2 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find
parport interface for ftape id 2.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [036] 2 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - can't find trakker
interface for ftape id 2.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [037] 2 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc,
&trakker->parinfo) failed: -6.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [038] fdc-io.c (fdc_register_R7d7204fe) - Probing for
trakker tape drive slot 3.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [039] 3 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3886760.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [040] 3 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: -1.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [041] 3 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 378.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [042] 3 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - dev: c3886760.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [043] 3 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - irq: 5.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [044] 3 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - port: 278.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [045] 3 trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error
(off by 63).
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [046] 3 trakker.c (trakker_checksum) - checksum error
(off by 63).
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [047] 3 fdc-parport.h (ft_parport_probe) - can't find
parport interface for ftape id 3.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [048] 3 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - can't find trakker
interface for ftape id 3.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [049] 3 trakker.c (trakker_detect) - ft_parport_probe(fdc,
&trakker->parinfo) failed: -6.
Jul 7 12:46:45 net kernel: [050] trakker.c (trakker_register) -
fdc_register_R7d7204fe(&trakker_ops) failed: -6.
