stock kernel 2.6.6 ftape driver, debian ftape-util 1:1.09.2000, old colorado jumbo 250(350), - no device or adress -

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hello,

my dad heard of linux support of his old colorado jumbo 250 floppy tape
drive (qic-80), no win xp support.

now he wants it running, cos he doesnt trust cd/dvd for photo data
storage over decades ;)

i did install and test the drive with hp dos ftape50 utilities
succesfully, works but detects the drive as colorado jumbo 350(!), it
was bought in 1991-93 as 250er. no extra controller card.

installed all ftape (not source driver) available in debian sarge.

makeddev ftape, nftape, many other devicefiles with tape group are around...

modprobed kernel driver ftape:

no errors, says something about buffers... no drive recognition(?).

started $wish /usr/bin/ftape-tool, running, uses qft0, nqft0:

error messages: " no device or adress " as user, as root.

floppy module loaded, should i try extra ftape kernel parms like
deviceadress and dma,irq of the floppy controller?

better ideas, other(right) dev file?

if it is a 350er and theres no support, its ok.

y
tom







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