Hi Tom,
> [012] 0 ftape-io.c (ftape_report_error) - errorcode: 20.
errorcode "20" means (from ftape-4.03/include/linux/qic117.h):
/*20*/ { "Self-Diagnostic Failed (cannot be cleared)", 1, },\
so this look like a hardware problem.
> [013] 0 ftape-ctl.c (ftape_init_drive) - Warning: tape is not
> formatted !.
[snip]
> I wonder about the line that says "tape is not formatted", since you are
> supposed to be
> unable to format the 2GB tapes anyway.
The "is not formatted" are probably meaningless after that
"Self-Diagostic" error. Does the drive still work with windows?
The point is: once that "self-diagnostic failed" error is asserted one
cannot do anything more with the drive. Maybe issuing a soft-reset
with "ftmt reset" helps. Probably not. It can be hardware problem,
i.e. maybe your tape drive is broken.
I know that rebooting is ugly, but as this might be a hardware problem
you should a) crosscheck that the thing still works with windows b)
try again after cycling power.
> I descended into Win95 and got the following info about the FDC: irq=6,
> dma=2,
> iobase=0x3f2.
This should be 0x3f0 AFAIK.
> [004] 0 fdc-internal.c (fdc_int_detect) - fdc[0] base: 0x03f0, irq: 6,
dma: 2.
Ok, was probably a typo.
Claus
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