[PARPORT] Re: [ANNOUNCE] ftape-4.03-pre-1


misha (misha@mail.geometrics.com)
Tue, 29 Sep 98 09:41:09 -0800


     Hi all,
     
     I have just installed ftape-4.03-pre-1 and tested it with
     Iomega Ditto Easy parallel port drive. It seems this release
     is much better, I could work with tape and do a small backups
     (and I figured out that previous version of ftape destroyed
     a cartridge, and it seems no way to recover it).
     
     But during large backup (just 43 MB total) I got "Segmentation fault"
     after approximately 2/3 of data. During backup I saw a plenty of error
     messages in /var/log/messages (fragment included). As a result,
     backup was lost (ftape updates tape header at the end, I presume ?).
     
     But cartridge still alive.
     
     
     Mikhail Tchernychev,
     "Geometrics", Inc.
     2190 Fortune Dr,
     San Jose CA 95131 USA.
     
     
     fragment of the log:
     [Suse Linux 2.0.29]

      Sep 29 08:45:05 misha kernel: [255] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1014).
     Sep 29 08:45:09 misha kernel: [000] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 4 (1014).
     Sep 29 08:45:14 misha kernel: [001] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 5 (1014).
     Sep 29 08:45:18 misha kernel: [002] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 6 (1014).
     Sep 29 08:45:19 misha kernel: [003] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - warning: 1 hard error(s) in written segment.
     Sep 29 08:45:19 misha kernel: [004] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - hard error in segment 1014.
     Sep 29 08:45:23 misha kernel: [005] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write_segment failed, error: -5.
     Sep 29 08:45:23 misha kernel: [006] 0 zftape-write.c
     (zftape_write_segment) - Hard error writing segment, trying to
     recover.
     Sep 29 08:45:23 misha kernel: [007] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - TAIL->status == waiting.
     Sep 29 08:45:23 misha kernel: [008] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - HEAD: 02b5cc18, TAIL: 02b5cc18.
     Sep 29 08:45:23 misha kernel: [009] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - runner_status: 0.
     Sep 29 08:45:24 misha kernel: [010] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1014).
     Sep 29 08:45:24 misha kernel: [011] 0 zftape-write.c
     (empty_hard_error_list) - Trying to handle hard error.
     Sep 29 08:45:29 misha kernel: [012] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1015).
     Sep 29 08:45:34 misha kernel: [013] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1017).
     Sep 29 08:45:40 misha kernel: [014] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1019).
     Sep 29 08:45:44 misha kernel: [015] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1019).
     Sep 29 08:45:49 misha kernel: [016] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1019).
     Sep 29 08:45:53 misha kernel: [017] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 4 (1019).
     Sep 29 08:45:58 misha kernel: [018] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 5 (1019).
     Sep 29 08:46:02 misha kernel: [019] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 6 (1019).
     Sep 29 08:46:07 misha kernel: [020] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1021).
     Sep 29 08:46:12 misha kernel: [021] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1021).
     Sep 29 08:46:16 misha kernel: [022] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1021).
     Sep 29 08:46:22 misha kernel: [023] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1023).
     Sep 29 08:46:26 misha kernel: [024] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1023).
     Sep 29 08:46:31 misha kernel: [025] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1025).
     Sep 29 08:46:36 misha kernel: [026] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1025).
     Sep 29 08:46:40 misha kernel: [027] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1025).
     Sep 29 08:46:45 misha kernel: [028] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 4 (1025).
     Sep 29 08:46:49 misha kernel: [029] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 5 (1025).
     Sep 29 08:46:55 misha kernel: [030] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1027).
     Sep 29 08:46:59 misha kernel: [031] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1027).
     Sep 29 08:47:04 misha kernel: [032] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1027).
     Sep 29 08:47:08 misha kernel: [033] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 4 (1027).
     Sep 29 08:47:13 misha kernel: [034] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 5 (1027).
     Sep 29 08:47:18 misha kernel: [035] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1028).
     Sep 29 08:47:23 misha kernel: [036] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:47:27 misha kernel: [037] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:47:32 misha kernel: [038] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:47:36 misha kernel: [039] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 4 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:47:41 misha kernel: [040] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 5 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:47:45 misha kernel: [041] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 6 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:47:46 misha kernel: [042] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - warning: 1 hard error(s) in written segment.
     Sep 29 08:47:46 misha kernel: [043] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - hard error in segment 1030.
     Sep 29 08:47:50 misha kernel: [044] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write_segment failed, error: -5.
     Sep 29 08:47:50 misha kernel: [045] 0 zftape-write.c
     (zftape_write_segment) - Hard error writing segment, trying to
     recover.
     Sep 29 08:47:50 misha kernel: [046] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - TAIL->status == waiting.
     Sep 29 08:47:50 misha kernel: [047] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - HEAD: 02b5cc18, TAIL: 02b5cc18.
     Sep 29 08:47:50 misha kernel: [048] 0 ftape-write.c
     (write_segment) - runner_status: 0.
     Sep 29 08:47:51 misha kernel: [049] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:47:55 misha kernel: [050] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:48:00 misha kernel: [051] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1030).
     Sep 29 08:48:00 misha kernel: [052] 0 zftape-write.c
     (empty_hard_error_list) - Trying to handle hard error.
     Sep 29 08:48:05 misha kernel: [053] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1032).
     Sep 29 08:48:09 misha kernel: [054] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1032).
     Sep 29 08:48:14 misha kernel: [055] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1032).
     Sep 29 08:48:18 misha kernel: [056] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 4 (1032).
     Sep 29 08:48:23 misha kernel: [057] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 5 (1032).
     Sep 29 08:48:28 misha kernel: [058] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 1 (1033).
     Sep 29 08:48:33 misha kernel: [059] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 2 (1033).
     Sep 29 08:48:37 misha kernel: [060] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 3 (1033).
     Sep 29 08:48:42 misha kernel: [061] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 4 (1033).
     Sep 29 08:48:46 misha kernel: [062] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 5 (1033).
     Sep 29 08:48:51 misha kernel: [063] 0 ftape-write.c
     (ftape_write_segment) - write error, retry 6 (1033).
     
     
     Here is end of tar:
     
     Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address c4858000
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: current->tss.cr3 = 01d62000, Xr3 =
     01d62000
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: *pde = 0009e067
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: *pte = 00000000
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: Oops: 0002
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: CPU: 0
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: EIP: 0010:[<0483a86c>]
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: EFLAGS: 00010206
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: eax: 3fffff00 ebx: 0361ac00 ecx:
     3fffe000 edx: fffffc00
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: esi: 04869c00 edi: 04858000 ebp:
     04862000 esp: 00696f10
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: ds: 0018 es: 0018 fs: 002b gs:
     002b ss: 0018
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: Process tar (pid: 535, process nr: 51,
     stackpage=00696000)
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: Stack: 028cc018 00000000 00000000
     00000800 04850400 0483bbf1 0361ac00 03f7b810
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: 04862000 0483bda4 028cc018
     00000580 00000000 00000000 028cc018 02d39c00
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: 00000005 0483f400 028cc018
     0805d800 00002000 00000000 02d39c34 017037b4
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: Call Trace: [<04850400>] [<0483bbf1>]
     [<04862000>] [<0483bda4>] [<0483f400>] [write_inode+35/116]
     [enable_irq+130/136]
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: [ret_from_sys_call+73/144]
     Sep 29 08:58:31 misha kernel: Code: f3 a5 f6 c2 02 74 02 66 a5 f6 c2
     01 74 01 a4 8b 54 24 30 03

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