Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Feb 2000 00:58:22 -0800 (PST) | From | Andre Hedrick <> | Subject | Re: Ontream DI-30 Driver problems |
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Grab the latest kernel and patches from linux.kernel.org Use linux-2.2.15-pre10 kernel base.....or use linux-2.3.48 now that it is updated.
On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, Eric Cox wrote:
> Hi All, > > I'm having some trouble with one of the newer developement > kernels (2.3.46) and support of the Ontream DI-30 tape > drives. > > Whenever I try to "mt erase" or "mt eject" I get this > in the syslog: > > Feb 26 23:41:03 dream kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_chrdev_open > Feb 26 23:41:44 dream kernel: hdd : bad access: block=5, count=1 > ... > Feb 26 23:41:48 dream kernel: ide-tape: ht0: invalid header > identification string > Feb 26 23:41:48 dream kernel: ide-tape: ht0: failed to find valid ADRL > header > > and when I try tar: > > dream:/home/eric # tar -c --record-size=32768 -f /dev/tape . > tar: Cannot write to /dev/tape: Input/output error > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > > Some sanity checks: > > * Tape drive has latest ROM upgrade > "ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: OnStream DI-30 rev 1.06" > * tar block size is 32k > * Cartridge loaded, door closed, write-protect > tab set to "Unlocked", Checked all cables > * ide-tape.c Version 1.16f > * /dev/tape symlinked to /dev/ht0 > > here are the particulars of the system: > > PentiumII-350mhz, 64Mb RAM (SMP - 2 CPUs) > DI-30 running on Primary IDE/Slave > Kernel version 2.3.46 > > > I've tried compiling the kernel without SMP and removing > one of the CPUs, and I've tried the newest kernels 2.3.47 > and .48 to no avail. > > > Hey Gabi and Andre - If you need any more info about this, > just say the word, and you shall be deluged with all the > information you can handle... :-) > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
Andre Hedrick The Linux ATA/IDE guy
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