Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:26:39 GMT | From | Tony Sumner <> | Subject | Ftape bug |
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I have a problem with ftape. What happened was that I had a backup on QIC80 tape that I made from Red Hat 5.2 and I (foolishly?) installed SuSE 7.0. I then found I could not read the tape with the newer version of ftape.
In the Ftape-HOWTO Claus Heine gives a check list of the things I need to tell you about:
Kernel version: was 2.0.36, now 2.2.16
ftape version: 3.04d
model: Colorado Jumbo DJ-10/DJ-20
bus type: The motherboard has both ISA and PCI slots but I don't think this is relevant because I wrote and read the tape with the older kernel so it is not a matter of ftape not working.
what I did: I copied tob to the SuSE system and ran it. I didn't recompile afio but used the SuSE version. All afio does is call ftape.
what went wrong: tob reported 'No input'. The log in /var/spool/messages had a report from ftape to say that it was looking at a new cartridge. An extract from the log is below. It was not a new cartridge -- I have been able to read it by reloading kernel 2.0.36 and the corresponding version 2.08 of ftape.
Current kernel: I still have it, and the file ftape.o
Another point: in Red Hat /dev/ftape is a link to /dev/rft0 while in SuSE it is a link to /dev/qft0; Does that make any difference?
Before I try increasing the tracing level maybe you could let me know whether this is a new thing or something you know about already.
Tony Sumner
I am not a subscriber to this mailing list so I was advised to ask you to Cc any reply to me at solon@macaulay.demon.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: ftape v3.04d 25/11/97 Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: (c) 1993-1996 Bas Laarhoven (bas@vimec.nl) Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: (c) 1995-1996 Kai Harrekilde-Petersen (khp@dolphinics.no) Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: (c) 1996-1997 Claus-Justus Heine (claus@momo.math.rwth-aachen.de) Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: QIC-117 driver for QIC-40/80/3010/3020 floppy tape drives Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.16 Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [000] ftape-init.c (ftape_init) - installing QIC-117 floppy tape hardware drive ... . Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [001] ftape-init.c (ftape_init) - ftape_init @ 0xc283a054. Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [002] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #1 @ c0917220, dma area @ c0ab8000. Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [003] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #2 @ c09172c0, dma area @ c0a80000. Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [004] ftape-buffer.c (add_one_buffer) - buffer nr #3 @ c0917040, dma area @ c09f8000. Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [005] ftape-calibr.c (time_inb) - inb() duration: 638 nsec. Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [006] ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `ftape_udelay()' = 840 nsec (at 10239 counts). Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [007] ftape-calibr.c (ftape_calibrate) - TC for `fdc_wait()' = 1784 nsec (at 5119 counts). Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: zftape for ftape v3.04d 25/11/97 Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: (c) 1996, 1997 Claus-Justus Heine (claus@momo.math.rwth-aachen.de) Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver. Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: Support for QIC-113 compatible volume table, dynamic memory allocation Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: and builtin compression (lzrw3 algorithm). Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: Compiled for Linux version 2.2.16 Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [008] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - zft_init @ 0xc2861538. Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [009] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing zftape VFS interface for ftape driver .... Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [010] fdc-io.c (fdc_config) - fdc base: 0x3f0, irq: 6, dma: 2. Nov 25 20:23:54 macaulay kernel: [011] fdc-io.c (fdc_probe) - Type 8272A/765A compatible FDC found. Nov 25 20:23:56 macaulay kernel: [012] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_get_drive_status) - status: new cartridge.
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