Re: ATAPI Tape Driver Failure in Kernel 2.4.4, More

Tim Moore
2001-05-10T21:26:34Z

> > to do is be able to write to the tape, but not read from it.
> > Even in 2.2.x, putting the IDE patches in, breaks it. Apparently
> > the HP's aren't completely ATAPI compatible

scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
scsi : 1 host.
Vendor: HP Model: COLORADO 20GB Rev: 4.01
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

The following all work with the above, either ide.2.2.19.04092001.patch or
ide.2.2.18.1221.patch:

linux-2.2.19pre17-ide
linux-2.2.19-intel-hpt-smp
linux-2.2.19-amd-via-ide
linux-2.2.20p2-amd-via-ide

[14:17] abit:/etc/dump > more *.block
::::::::::::::
dump0-abit-2.2.19-050401-06:43:36.block
::::::::::::::
/ 0 dump
/usr 90113 dump
/var 3593378 dump
/tmp 3675075 dump
/home 3692644 dump
/kits 5237605 dump
/big 9440550 dump
::::::::::::::
dump1-abit-2.2.20-050901-17:10:08.block
::::::::::::::
/ 14567911 dump
/usr 14574120 dump
/var 14810569 dump
/tmp 14832970 dump
/home 14833227 dump
/kits 15199116 dump
/big 15850029 dump
[14:17] abit:/etc/dump > mt seek 14567911
[14:18] abit:/etc/dump > mt tell
At block 14567911.
[14:20] abit:/etc/dump > /sbin/restore -t -f /dev/nst0 | head
Level 1 dump of / on abit:/dev/hda2
Label: "abit-2.2.20"
Dump date: Wed May 9 17:11:53 2001
Dumped from: Fri May 4 06:43:36 2001
2 .
11 ./lost+found
4065 ./lost+found/#4065
4019 ./dev
4030 ./dev/initctl
4083 ./dev/audio
4084 ./dev/audio1
4111 ./dev/console

rgds,
tim.
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