ide-tape Problems.

James Kosin <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.tape
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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Anyone,

I'm having problems with the ide-tape module in the 2.4.30 kernel.

Anyone have anything (sort of replacing the tape drive) to try?

Thanks in advance.
James Kosin

Information follows:


lspci info
| 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host
bridge (rev 03)
| 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge
(rev 03)
| 00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
| 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
| 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
| 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
| 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169
(rev 10)
| 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX (rev 20)
| 00:0b.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro
215GP (rev 5c)

/proc/ide/piix info
|
| Controller: 0
|
|                                 Intel PIIX4 Ultra 33 Chipset.
| --------------- Primary Channel ---------------- Secondary Channel
- -------------
|                  enabled                          enabled
| --------------- drive0 --------- drive1 -------- drive0 ----------
drive1 ------
| DMA enabled:    yes              yes             yes               no
| UDMA enabled:   yes              yes             yes               no
| UDMA enabled:   2                2               2                 X
| UDMA
| DMA
| PIO

/proc/ide/hdd info
/proc/ide/hdd/driver
| ide-tape version 1.17c
/proc/ide/hdd/media
| tape
/proc/ide/hdd/model
| HP COLORADO 20GB
/proc/ide/hdd/name
| ht0
/proc/ide/hdd/settings
| name			value		min		max		mode
| ----			-----		---		---		----
| avg_speed               0               0               65535           r
| buffer                  432             0               32767           r
| current_speed           34              0               70              rw
| debug_level             5               0               65535           rw
| dsc_overlap             1               0               1               rw
| init_speed              34              0               70              rw
| io_32bit                0               0               3               rw
| keepsettings            0               0               1               rw
| nice1                   1               0               1               rw
| number                  3               0               3               rw
| pio_mode                write-only      0               255             w
| pipeline                6336            32              2097120         rw
| pipeline_head_speed_c   0               0               65535           r
| pipeline_head_speed_u   0               0               65535           r
| pipeline_max            12672           32              2097120         rw
| pipeline_min            32              32              2097120         rw
| pipeline_pending        0               0               2097120         r
| pipeline_used           0               0               2097120         r
| slow                    0               0               1               rw
| speed                   650             0               65535           r
| stage                   32              0               63              r
| tdsc                    100             50              400             rw
| unmaskirq               0               0               1               rw
| using_dma               0               0               1               rw

a deatiled log extracted from
/var/log/messages
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Dumping ATAPI Identify Device
tape parameters
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Protocol Type: ATAPI
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Device Type: 1 - Streaming Tape
Device
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Removable: Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Command Packet DRQ Type:
Interrupt DRQ
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Command Packet Size: 12 bytes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Model: HP COLORADO 20GB
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Firmware Revision: 4.010000
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Serial Number: MX00942598
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Write buffer size: 0 bytes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: DMA: Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: LBA: Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: IORDY can be disabled: Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: IORDY supported: Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: ATAPI overlap supported: No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: PIO Cycle Timing Category: 2
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: DMA Cycle Timing Category: 2
| May 25 11:07:58 beta insmod: Module ide-tape loaded, with warnings
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Single Word DMA supported
modes: 0 1 2
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Multi Word DMA supported modes:
0 1 2 (active)
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Enhanced PIO Modes: Mode 3
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Minimum Multi-word DMA cycle
per word: 120 ns
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Manufacturer's Recommended
Multi-word cycle: 120 ns
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Minimum PIO cycle without
IORDY: 240 ns
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Minimum PIO cycle with IORDY:
120 ns
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: hdd: attached ide-tape driver.
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: HP COLORADO 20GB
rev 4.01
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: hdd: overriding
capabilities->speed (assuming 650KB/sec)
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: hdd: overriding
capabilities->max_speed (assuming 650KB/sec)
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Dumping the results of the MODE
SENSE packet command
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Mode Parameter Header:
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Mode Data Length - 23
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Medium Type - 0
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Device Specific Parameter - 16
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Block Descriptor Length - 0
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Capabilities and Mechanical
Status Page:
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Page code - 42
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Page length - 18
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Read only - No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports reverse space - Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports erase initiated
formatting - Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports QFA two Partition
format - Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports locking the medium - No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: The volume is currently locked - No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: The device defaults in the
prevent state - No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports ejecting the medium - No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports error correction - Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports data compression - No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports 512 bytes block size - Yes
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports 1024 bytes block size - No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Supports 32768 bytes block size
/ Restricted byte count for PIO transfers - No
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Maximum supported speed in KBps
- - 650
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Continuous transfer limits in
blocks - 64
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Current speed in KBps - 650
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Buffer size - 442368
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Adjusted block size - 512
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: 650KBps, 13*32kB
buffer, 6336kB pipeline, 100ms tDSC
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_chrdev_open
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Block location is unknown to
the tape
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: Block location is unknown to
the tape
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc =  0, key =
  3, asc = 30, ascq =  0
| May 25 11:07:58 beta kernel: ide-tape: ht0: drive not ready
/// I set logging to debug_level 5 here!!!
/// re-ran mt -f /dev/ht0 status
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_chrdev_open
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_read_position
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 34
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 34] done 20
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 20
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached
idetape_read_position_callback
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: BOP - No
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: EOP - No
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Block location is unknown to
the tape
| May 25 11:09:51 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_rewind_tape
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 01
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 0
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_callback
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 34
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 0
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 34]: check condition
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc_stack_index=5
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_stack_index=5
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 03
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 3] done 20
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 20
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached
idetape_request_sense_callback
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = 34, sense key = 2, asc =
3a, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = READ_POSITION_CMD, sense
key = 2, asc = 3a, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 91, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 1, cmd = 34
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 34] done 20
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 20
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached
idetape_read_position_callback
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: BOP - No
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: EOP - No
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Block location is unknown to
the tape
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 00
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 0
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 0]: check condition
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc_stack_index=6
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_stack_index=6
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 03
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 3] done 20
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 20
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached
idetape_request_sense_callback
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = 0, sense key = 3, asc =
30, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = TEST_UNIT_READY_CMD, sense
key = 3, asc = 30, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 91, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 1, cmd = 00
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 0
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 0]: check condition
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc_stack_index=7
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_stack_index=7
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 03
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 3] done 20
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 20
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached
idetape_request_sense_callback
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = 0, sense key = 3, asc =
30, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = TEST_UNIT_READY_CMD, sense
key = 3, asc = 30, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 91, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 2, cmd = 00
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 0
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 0]: check condition
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc_stack_index=8
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_stack_index=8
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 03
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 3] done 20
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 20
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached
idetape_request_sense_callback
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = 0, sense key = 3, asc =
30, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = TEST_UNIT_READY_CMD, sense
key = 3, asc = 30, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 91, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 3, cmd = 00
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 0
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 0]: check condition
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc_stack_index=9
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_stack_index=9
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 90, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Retry number - 0, cmd = 03
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: [cmd 3] done 20
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_intr
interrupt handler
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Packet command completed, 20
bytes transferred
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached
idetape_request_sense_callback
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = 0, sense key = 3, asc =
30, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: pc = TEST_UNIT_READY_CMD, sense
key = 3, asc = 30, ascq = 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: rq_status: 1, rq_dev: 5696,
cmd: 91, errors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: sector: 0, nr_sectors: 0,
current_nr_sectors: 0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc =  0, key =
  3, asc = 30, ascq =  0
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_pc_callback
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: Reached idetape_end_request
| May 25 11:09:52 beta kernel: ide-tape: ht0: drive not ready

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