I guess I will try to emulate scsi using ide-scsi? from dmesg:
ide-tape: Dumping ATAPI Identify Device tape parameters ide-tape: Protocol Type: <6>ATAPI ide-tape: Device Type: 1 - <6>Streaming Tape Device ide-tape: Removable: Yes ide-tape: Command Packet DRQ Type: <6>Accelerated DRQ ide-tape: Command Packet Size: <6>12 bytes ide-tape: Model: Seagate STT20000A ide-tape: Firmware Revision: 8A51 ide-tape: Serial Number: ide-tape: Write buffer size: 372736 bytes ide-tape: DMA: Yes ide-tape: LBA: Yes ide-tape: IORDY can be disabled: Yes ide-tape: IORDY supported: Yes ide-tape: ATAPI overlap supported: No ide-tape: PIO Cycle Timing Category: 2 ide-tape: DMA Cycle Timing Category: 2 ide-tape: Single Word DMA supported modes: <6>0 <6>1 <6>2 <6>(active) <6> ide-tape: Multi Word DMA supported modes: <6>0 <6>1 <6>2 <6>(active) <6> ide-tape: Enhanced PIO Modes: Mode 3 ide-tape: Minimum Multi-word DMA cycle per word: <6>120 ns ide-tape: Manufacturer's Recommended Multi-word cycle: <6>120 ns ide-tape: Minimum PIO cycle without IORDY: <6>120 ns ide-tape: Minimum PIO cycle with IORDY: <6>120 ns ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: Seagate STT20000A rev 8A51 ide-tape: Dumping the results of the MODE SENSE packet command ide-tape: Mode Parameter Header: ide-tape: Mode Data Length - 23 ide-tape: Medium Type - 0 ide-tape: Device Specific Parameter - 16 ide-tape: Block Descriptor Length - 0 ide-tape: Capabilities and Mechanical Status Page: ide-tape: Page code - 42 ide-tape: Page length - 18 ide-tape: Read only - No ide-tape: Supports reverse space - Yes ide-tape: Supports erase initiated formatting - No ide-tape: Supports QFA two Partition format - Yes ide-tape: Supports locking the medium - No ide-tape: The volume is currently locked - No ide-tape: The device defaults in the prevent state - No ide-tape: Supports ejecting the medium - No ide-tape: Supports error correction - Yes ide-tape: Supports data compression - No ide-tape: Supports 512 bytes block size - Yes ide-tape: Supports 1024 bytes block size - No ide-tape: Supports 32768 bytes block size / Restricted byte count for PIO transfers - No ide-tape: Maximum supported speed in KBps - 1000 ide-tape: Continuous transfer limits in blocks - 108 ide-tape: Current speed in KBps - 1000 ide-tape: Buffer size - 331776 ide-tape: Adjusted block size - 512 ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: 1000KBps, 6*54kB buffer, 9720kB pipeline, 110ms tDSC, DMA On Sun, 2002-01-06 at 20:50, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 01:10:26PM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > > I am using kernel 2.4.16 and have IDE TAPE built into the kernel. At > > boot I get a lot of info concerning the tape drive but when I attempt to > > write to the tape drive it locks the entire system up and I have to > > press the reset key (something like tar -zcpvf /dev/ht0 / as an > > example-not the actual command). > > > > I know this is not much info but does someone know what is going on or > > what information can I supply which might shed more light onto the > > subject? I am just trying to keep this email short without copying > > a lot of the dmesg output (There must be a page on the IDE Tape!). > > > > Lance > > > > Some IDE tape drives need ide-scsi to work. What is the model of your > tape drive? > > -- > Jerome > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
