QIC-02 Tapes

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Symptom:

You want to access an QIC-02 tape (e.g. Wangtek 5150). At boot time a message appears:
tpqic02: Runtime config, $Revision: 1.2 $, $Date: 2002/01/09 10:00:08 $
tpqic02: DMA buffers: 20 blocks, at address 0x219800 (0x219668)
Well, accessing this device by entering /dev/tpqic24 results in an error code as /dev/tpqic24: No such device or address

Cause:

The kernel has been compiled with Runtime-Configuration support for the QIC02; thus this message is displayed alway whether a card is installed or not. The real configuration is provided by a tool (which is not included, see kernel sources).

Lösung:

Try to set the hardware parameter directly in the kernel sources.

Edit /usr/src/linux/include/linux/tpqic02.h and set the port address or IRQ in line 92 and 93. Now compile the kernel but rememeber to set

QIC-02 tape support
in "Character devices" but not
Do you want runtime configuration for QIC-02

Keywords: QIC, QIC02, TPQIC02, TAPE, WANGTEK, 5150

Categories: Hardware

SDB-qic02, Copyright SuSE Linux AG, Nürnberg, Germany - Version: 03. Feb 1998
SuSE Linux AG - Last generated: 09. Jan 2002 by sdb (sdb_gen 1.40.0)