by No response yet, so I'm reposting: i wish Linux was easier with new
hardware,..
I'm having trouble with an EAGLE96 tape drive and controller using
ftape-3.02.
I've installed an EAGLE96 tape drive and high speed controller into my
Linux box. After compiling modules from ftape 3.02 on redhat Linux
version 2.0.18, I was able to back up part of my home directory (
about 63 meg if I remember right), and verify the backup. However,
when I try mt -f /dev/ftape eod, it doesn't work. Also, when trying to
back up my /usr (260meg) on a different tape, the drive stalled when
it first reached the end of the tape. The drive and controller work
fine on my win95 partition using Eagle (arcada) storage (I've done
multiple records and a full 200 meg backup under it).
I compiled the modules using xconfig for the kernel (as well as
recompiled the kernel to get rid of unused components). I also
retensioned my tapes a couple of times (under Win95) before trying
them on Linux.
Any help would be appreciated.
Dorothee
(BTW why do these drives go back and forth (to lay each track I
presume)? I thought there was something wrong with the drive till I
checked on Win95 that it did the same thing. Why don't they just lay
all 40 or whatever tracks at once? Is this why they are called streamers?)
Following are sys logs (from /var/log/messages) from when I tried
1)mt -f /dev/ftape eod
2)mt -f /dev/ftape erase
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SYS LOGS:
*****for ftape=rft0*******
*******mt -f /dev/ftape status gives
qic-117 drive type = 0x00380, File number=-1, block number=-1.
mt_resid: 0, mt_erreg: 0x11a
mt_dsreg: 0x63d065, mt_gstat: 0x41000000
General status bits on (41000000):
BOT ONLINE
1)
*************When I try mt -f /dev/ftape eod, nothing happens and I
get the following syslog:
Mar 17 17:18:58 localhost kernel: [082] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc
not ready.
Mar 17 17:18:58 localhost kernel: [083] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) -
fdc_rea d timeout, retry.
Mar 17 17:18:58 localhost kernel: [084] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) -
fdc_rea d timeout, retry.
Mar 17 17:18:58 localhost kernel: [085] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) -
fdc_read timeout, retry.
Mar 17 17:18:58 localhost kernel: [086] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) -
fdc_read timeout, fatal.
Mar 17 17:18:58 localhost kernel: [087] fdc-isr.c (fdc_isr) - probably
fatal error during FDC Result Phase.
Mar 17 17:18:58 localhost kernel: [088] fdc-isr.c (fdc_isr) - drive
may hang until (power) reset :-(.
2)
*****************mt -f /dev/ftape erase gives:
Mar 17 17:13:00 localhost kernel: zftape v2.02 961216
wth-aachen.de)
Mar 17 17:13:00 localhost kernel: vfs interface for ftape floppy tape driver
Mar 17 17:13:00 localhost kernel: Support for QIC-80/3010/3020 compatible volume
table,
Mar 17 17:13:00 localhost kernel: dynamic memory allocation and builtin compress
ion (lzrw3-algorithm).
Mar 17 17:13:00 localhost kernel: Compiled for kernel version 2.0.18 with versio
ned symbols
0x028436bc.
Mar 17 17:13:00 localhost kernel: [031] zftape-init.c (zft_init) - installing
zftape vfs interface for ftape driver ....
Mar 17 17:13:01 localhost kernel: [032] ftape-rw.c (ftape_dumb_stop) -
aborting fdc operation.
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: [033] ftape-read.c (ftape_read_header_
segment_R00a54e65) - calculated tape length is 1016 ft.
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: [034] ftape-ctl.c (ftape_calc_timeout
s) -
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: ==========================================
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: drive type: Exabyte Eagle-96
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: delta time = 271880 ms, length = 1016 ft
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: has a maximum tape speed of 89 ips
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: please report this to the ftape maintainer
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: ==========================================
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: .
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: [035] ftape-bsm.c (ftape_extract_bad_
sector_map) - 1679288 Kb usable on this tape.
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: [036] ftape-bsm.c (ftape_extract_bad_
sector_map) - 4974 bad sectors.
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: [037] zftape-rw.c (zft_erase) - first_d
ata_segment: 2, last_data_segment: 58079.
Mar 17 17:13:02 localhost kernel: [038] qic-vtbl.c (qic_create_cmap_vol
ume) - Creating cmap volume, start: 3, end: 10, size: 232320.
Mar 17 17:13:17 localhost kernel: [039] ftape-rw.c (ftape_dumb_stop) -
aborting fdc operation.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [040] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc not
ready.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [041] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [042] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [043] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, retry.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [044] fdc-io.c (fdc_result) - fdc_read
timeout, fatal.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [045] fdc-isr.c (fdc_isr) - probably fa
tal error during FDC Result Phase.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [046] fdc-isr.c (fdc_isr) - drive may h
ang until (power) reset :-(.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [047] ftape-ctl.c (_ftape_close) - == Non-f
atal errors this run: ==.
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [048] ftape-ctl.c (_ftape_close) - fdc isr
statistics:
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: id_am_errors : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: id_crc_errors : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: data_am_errors : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: data_crc_errors : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: overrun_errors : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: no_data_errors : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: retries : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: .
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [049] ftape-ctl.c (_ftape_close) - ecc stat
istics:
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: crc_errors : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: crc_failures : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: ecc_failures : 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: sectors corrected: 0
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: .
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: [050] ftape-ctl.c (_ftape_close) - tape mot
ion statistics:
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: repositions : 5
Mar 17 17:13:19 localhost kernel: .