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

On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 09:33:08PM +0200, Thomas Schorpp wrote:
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> hello,
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> my dad heard of linux support of his old colorado jumbo 250 floppy tape
> drive (qic-80), no win xp support.
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> 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:
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> 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?
> 

Take a look at /etc/modutils/ftape-utils or something like that (I cannot
check that now). The parameters there are intended for the experimental
ftape-source-4.x..., but the kernel stock ftape driver is 3.09 based and
adapted to 2.6 kernels (ftape 4.x... will not build for 2.6 kernels). 

Copy it to /etc/modprobe.d directory (module-init-tools needed for 2.6
kernels will read from there) and comment, uncomment and modify as
appropriate for a 3.x ftape version. Make sure all ftape related modules are
unloaded and retry so they are loaded with the right parameters. Cross your
fingers and good luck.

I never tried with a 2.6 kernel, so please report sucess or failure to this
list.

And as others said, sugest your dad to not only rely on floppy tape drives
for this, just use them as a secondary backup media.

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

-- 
Agustin
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