it's on the mainboard FDC and it has no accelerator. I don't know the
rating. at this point, I think I'm going to reinstall windows and use
that to access the tape drive. however, I'd _really_ like to know how I
would go about finding out irq's, dma's, and base addresses in linux,
assuming I didn't have windows to rely on. I assume there's a way?
gabe.
On Fri, 21 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > hello,
> > I have a question. I successfully compiled the latest version of ftape
> > (4.03). now, I need to edit the `insert' file according to my drive
> > specs. I have the HP Colorado T3000 (TR-3, QIC-3020). I'm still in the
> > process of learning the ins and outs of linux, so my question is, how do
> > I find out the base address, IRQ, and dma? (and any other parameters I
> > may be forgetting). tnx in advance for any help. I didn't find anything
> > pertaining to this in the ftape faq, howto, or other docs.
>
> What FDC controller is the drive connected to? If you're on the
> mainboard floppy controller, you've got a problem -- you can't get 3020
> (TR-3) operation on an inboard FDC (unless it's rated at 2000Kb/sec).
> An accelerator card will allow you to get full 3020/TR-3 operation and
> make it easier to determine the various settings. Otherwise, if you
> have Windows stii around, boot the system to Windows, right click on the
> "My Computer" icon, select "Properties" from the menu and look for the
> Floppy drive information. It should tell you what IO address, IRQ, and
> DMA are being used.
>
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