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diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig index ad8b537ad47..24f922f1278 100644 --- a/drivers/char/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig @@ -855,39 +855,6 @@ config TANBAC_TB0219 depends TANBAC_TB022X select GPIO_VR41XX -menu "Ftape, the floppy tape device driver" - -config FTAPE - tristate "Ftape (QIC-80/Travan) support" - depends on BROKEN_ON_SMP && (ALPHA || X86) - ---help--- - If you have a tape drive that is connected to your floppy - controller, say Y here. - - Some tape drives (like the Seagate "Tape Store 3200" or the Iomega - "Ditto 3200" or the Exabyte "Eagle TR-3") come with a "high speed" - controller of their own. These drives (and their companion - controllers) are also supported if you say Y here. - - If you have a special controller (such as the CMS FC-10, FC-20, - Mountain Mach-II, or any controller that is based on the Intel 82078 - FDC like the high speed controllers by Seagate and Exabyte and - Iomega's "Ditto Dash") you must configure it by selecting the - appropriate entries from the "Floppy tape controllers" sub-menu - below and possibly modify the default values for the IRQ and DMA - channel and the IO base in ftape's configuration menu. - - If you want to use your floppy tape drive on a PCI-bus based system, - please read the file <file:drivers/char/ftape/README.PCI>. - - The ftape kernel driver is also available as a runtime loadable - module. To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the - module will be called ftape. - -source "drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig" - -endmenu - source "drivers/char/agp/Kconfig" source "drivers/char/drm/Kconfig" diff --git a/drivers/char/Makefile b/drivers/char/Makefile index 777cad04509..b1fcdab9094 100644 --- a/drivers/char/Makefile +++ b/drivers/char/Makefile @@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA) += toshiba.o obj-$(CONFIG_I8K) += i8k.o obj-$(CONFIG_DS1620) += ds1620.o obj-$(CONFIG_HW_RANDOM) += hw_random/ -obj-$(CONFIG_FTAPE) += ftape/ obj-$(CONFIG_COBALT_LCD) += lcd.o obj-$(CONFIG_PPDEV) += ppdev.o obj-$(CONFIG_NWBUTTON) += nwbutton.o diff --git a/drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig b/drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig deleted file mode 100644 index 0d65189a7ae..00000000000 --- a/drivers/char/ftape/Kconfig +++ /dev/null @@ -1,330 +0,0 @@ -# -# Ftape configuration -# -config ZFTAPE - tristate "Zftape, the VFS interface" - depends on FTAPE - ---help--- - Normally, you want to say Y or M. DON'T say N here or you - WON'T BE ABLE TO USE YOUR FLOPPY TAPE DRIVE. - - The ftape module itself no longer contains the routines necessary - to interface with the kernel VFS layer (i.e. to actually write data - to and read data from the tape drive). Instead the file system - interface (i.e. the hardware independent part of the driver) has - been moved to a separate module. - - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the - module will be called zftape. - - Regardless of whether you say Y or M here, an additional runtime - loadable module called `zft-compressor' which contains code to - support user transparent on-the-fly compression based on Ross - William's lzrw3 algorithm will be produced. If you have enabled the - kernel module loader (i.e. have said Y to "Kernel module loader - support", above) then `zft-compressor' will be loaded - automatically by zftape when needed. - - Despite its name, zftape does NOT use compression by default. - -config ZFT_DFLT_BLK_SZ - int "Default block size" - depends on ZFTAPE - default "10240" - ---help--- - If unsure leave this at its default value, i.e. 10240. Note that - you specify only the default block size here. The block size can be - changed at run time using the MTSETBLK tape operation with the - MTIOCTOP ioctl (i.e. with "mt -f /dev/qft0 setblk #BLKSZ" from the - shell command line). - - The probably most striking difference between zftape and previous - versions of ftape is the fact that all data must be written or read - in multiples of a fixed block size. The block size defaults to - 10240 which is what GNU tar uses. The values for the block size - should be either 1 or multiples of 1024 up to a maximum value of - 63488 (i.e. 62 K). If you specify `1' then zftape's builtin - compression will be disabled. - - Reasonable values are `10240' (GNU tar's default block size), - `5120' (afio's default block size), `32768' (default block size some - backup programs assume for SCSI tape drives) or `1' (no restriction - on block size, but disables builtin compression). - -comment "The compressor will be built as a module only!" - depends on FTAPE && ZFTAPE - -config ZFT_COMPRESSOR - tristate - depends on FTAPE!=n && ZFTAPE!=n - default m - -config FT_NR_BUFFERS - int "Number of ftape buffers (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on FTAPE && EXPERIMENTAL - default "3" - help - Please leave this at `3' unless you REALLY know what you are doing. - It is not necessary to change this value. Values below 3 make the - proper use of ftape impossible, values greater than 3 are a waste of - memory. You can change the amount of DMA memory used by ftape at - runtime with "mt -f /dev/qft0 setdrvbuffer #NUMBUFFERS". Each buffer - wastes 32 KB of memory. Please note that this memory cannot be - swapped out. - -config FT_PROC_FS - bool "Enable procfs status report (+2kb)" - depends on FTAPE && PROC_FS - ---help--- - Optional. Saying Y will result in creation of a directory - `/proc/ftape' under the /proc file system. The files can be viewed - with your favorite pager (i.e. use "more /proc/ftape/history" or - "less /proc/ftape/history" or simply "cat /proc/ftape/history"). The - file will contain some status information about the inserted - cartridge, the kernel driver, your tape drive, the floppy disk - controller and the error history for the most recent use of the - kernel driver. Saying Y will enlarge the size of the ftape driver - by approximately 2 KB. - - WARNING: When compiling ftape as a module (i.e. saying M to "Floppy - tape drive") it is dangerous to use ftape's /proc file system - interface. Accessing `/proc/ftape' while the module is unloaded will - result in a kernel Oops. This cannot be fixed from inside ftape. - -choice - prompt "Debugging output" - depends on FTAPE - default FT_NORMAL_DEBUG - -config FT_NORMAL_DEBUG - bool "Normal" - ---help--- - This option controls the amount of debugging output the ftape driver - is ABLE to produce; it does not increase or diminish the debugging - level itself. If unsure, leave this at its default setting, - i.e. choose "Normal". - - Ftape can print lots of debugging messages to the system console - resp. kernel log files. Reducing the amount of possible debugging - output reduces the size of the kernel module by some KB, so it might - be a good idea to use "None" for emergency boot floppies. - - If you want to save memory then the following strategy is - recommended: leave this option at its default setting "Normal" until - you know that the driver works as expected, afterwards reconfigure - the kernel, this time specifying "Reduced" or "None" and recompile - and install the kernel as usual. Note that choosing "Excessive" - debugging output does not increase the amount of debugging output - printed to the console but only makes it possible to produce - "Excessive" debugging output. - - Please read <file:Documentation/ftape.txt> for a short description - how to control the amount of debugging output. - -config FT_FULL_DEBUG - bool "Excessive" - help - Extremely verbose output for driver debugging purposes. - -config FT_NO_TRACE - bool "Reduced" - help - Reduced tape driver debugging output. - -config FT_NO_TRACE_AT_ALL - bool "None" - help - Suppress all debugging output from the tape drive. - -endchoice - -comment "Hardware configuration" - depends on FTAPE - -choice - prompt "Floppy tape controllers" - depends on FTAPE - default FT_STD_FDC - -config FT_STD_FDC - bool "Standard" - ---help--- - Only change this setting if you have a special controller. If you - didn't plug any add-on card into your computer system but just - plugged the floppy tape cable into the already existing floppy drive - controller then you don't want to change the default setting, - i.e. choose "Standard". - - Choose "MACH-2" if you have a Mountain Mach-2 controller. - Choose "FC-10/FC-20" if you have a Colorado FC-10 or FC-20 - controller. - Choose "Alt/82078" if you have another controller that is located at - an IO base address different from the standard floppy drive - controller's base address of `0x3f0', or uses an IRQ (interrupt) - channel different from `6', or a DMA channel different from - `2'. This is necessary for any controller card that is based on - Intel's 82078 FDC such as Seagate's, Exabyte's and Iomega's "high - speed" controllers. - - If you choose something other than "Standard" then please make - sure that the settings for the IO base address and the IRQ and DMA - channel in the configuration menus below are correct. Use the manual - of your tape drive to determine the correct settings! - - If you are already successfully using your tape drive with another - operating system then you definitely should use the same settings - for the IO base, the IRQ and DMA channel that have proven to work - with that other OS. - - Note that this menu lets you specify only the default setting for - the hardware setup. The hardware configuration can be changed at - boot time (when ftape is compiled into the kernel, i.e. if you - have said Y to "Floppy tape drive") or module load time (i.e. if you - have said M to "Floppy tape drive"). - - Please read also the file <file:Documentation/ftape.txt> which - contains a short description of the parameters that can be set at - boot or load time. If you want to use your floppy tape drive on a - PCI-bus based system, please read the file - <file:drivers/char/ftape/README.PCI>. - -config FT_MACH2 - bool "MACH-2" - -config FT_PROBE_FC10 - bool "FC-10/FC-20" - -config FT_ALT_FDC - bool "Alt/82078" - -endchoice - -comment "Consult the manuals of your tape drive for the correct settings!" - depends on FTAPE && !FT_STD_FDC - -config FT_FDC_BASE - hex "IO base of the floppy disk controller" - depends on FTAPE && !FT_STD_FDC - default "0" - ---help--- - You don't need to specify a value if the following default - settings for the base IO address are correct: - <<< MACH-2 : 0x1E0 >>> - <<< FC-10/FC-20: 0x180 >>> - <<< Secondary : 0x370 >>> - Secondary refers to a secondary FDC controller like the "high speed" - controllers delivered by Seagate or Exabyte or Iomega's Ditto Dash. - Please make sure that the setting for the IO base address - specified here is correct. USE THE MANUAL OF YOUR TAPE DRIVE OR - CONTROLLER CARD TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT SETTING. If you are already - successfully using the tape drive with another operating system then - you definitely should use the same settings for the IO base that has - proven to work with that other OS. - - Note that this menu lets you specify only the default setting for - the IO base. The hardware configuration can be changed at boot time - (when ftape is compiled into the kernel, i.e. if you specified Y to - "Floppy tape drive") or module load time (i.e. if you have said M to - "Floppy tape drive"). - - Please read also the file <file:Documentation/ftape.txt> which - contains a short description of the parameters that can be set at - boot or load time. - -config FT_FDC_IRQ - int "IRQ channel of the floppy disk controller" - depends on FTAPE && !FT_STD_FDC - default "0" - ---help--- - You don't need to specify a value if the following default - settings for the interrupt channel are correct: - <<< MACH-2 : 6 >>> - <<< FC-10/FC-20: 9 >>> - <<< Secondary : 6 >>> - Secondary refers to secondary a FDC controller like the "high speed" - controllers delivered by Seagate or Exabyte or Iomega's Ditto Dash. - Please make sure that the setting for the IO base address - specified here is correct. USE THE MANUAL OF YOUR TAPE DRIVE OR - CONTROLLER CARD TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT SETTING. If you are already - successfully using the tape drive with another operating system then - you definitely should use the same settings for the IO base that has - proven to work with that other OS. - - Note that this menu lets you specify only the default setting for - the IRQ channel. The hardware configuration can be changed at boot - time (when ftape is compiled into the kernel, i.e. if you said Y to - "Floppy tape drive") or module load time (i.e. if you said M to - "Floppy tape drive"). - - Please read also the file <file:Documentation/ftape.txt> which - contains a short description of the parameters that can be set at - boot or load time. - -config FT_FDC_DMA - int "DMA channel of the floppy disk controller" - depends on FTAPE && !FT_STD_FDC - default "0" - ---help--- - You don't need to specify a value if the following default - settings for the DMA channel are correct: - <<< MACH-2 : 2 >>> - <<< FC-10/FC-20: 3 >>> - <<< Secondary : 2 >>> - Secondary refers to a secondary FDC controller like the "high speed" - controllers delivered by Seagate or Exabyte or Iomega's Ditto Dash. - Please make sure that the setting for the IO base address - specified here is correct. USE THE MANUAL OF YOUR TAPE DRIVE OR - CONTROLLER CARD TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT SETTING. If you are already - successfully using the tape drive with another operating system then - you definitely should use the same settings for the IO base that has - proven to work with that other OS. - - Note that this menu lets you specify only the default setting for - the DMA channel. The hardware configuration can be changed at boot - time (when ftape is compiled into the kernel, i.e. if you said Y to - "Floppy tape drive") or module load time (i.e. if you said M to - "Floppy tape drive"). - - Please read also the file <file:Documentation/ftape.txt> which - contains a short description of the parameters that can be set at - boot or load time. - -config FT_FDC_THR - int "Default FIFO threshold (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on FTAPE && EXPERIMENTAL - default "8" - help - Set the FIFO threshold of the FDC. If this is higher the DMA - controller may serve the FDC after a higher latency time. If this is - lower, fewer DMA transfers occur leading to less bus contention. - You may try to tune this if ftape annoys you with "reduced data - rate because of excessive overrun errors" messages. However, this - doesn't seem to have too much effect. - - If unsure, don't touch the initial value, i.e. leave it at "8". - -config FT_FDC_MAX_RATE - int "Maximal data rate to use (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on FTAPE && EXPERIMENTAL - default "2000" - ---help--- - With some motherboard/FDC combinations ftape will not be able to - run your FDC/tape drive combination at the highest available - speed. If this is the case you'll encounter "reduced data rate - because of excessive overrun errors" messages and lots of retries - before ftape finally decides to reduce the data rate. - - In this case it might be desirable to tell ftape beforehand that - it need not try to run the tape drive at the highest available - speed. If unsure, leave this disabled, i.e. leave it at 2000 - bits/sec. - -config FT_ALPHA_CLOCK - int "CPU clock frequency of your DEC Alpha" if ALPHA - depends on FTAPE - default "0" - help - On some DEC Alpha machines the CPU clock frequency cannot be - determined automatically, so you need to specify it here ONLY if - running a DEC Alpha, otherwise this setting has no effect. - diff --git a/drivers/char/ftape/Makefile b/drivers/char/ftape/Makefile deleted file mode 100644 index 0e67d2f8b7e..00000000000 --- a/drivers/char/ftape/Makefile +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -# -# Copyright (C) 1997 Claus Heine. -# -# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) -# any later version. -# -# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, -# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of -# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the -# GNU General Public License for more details. -# -# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -# along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, write to -# the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. -# -# $Source: /homes/cvs/ftape-stacked/ftape/Makefile,v $ -# $Revision: 1.4 $ -# $Date: 1997/10/05 19:17:56 $ -# -# Makefile for the QIC-40/80/3010/3020 floppy-tape driver for -# Linux. -# - -obj-$(CONFIG_FTAPE) += lowlevel/ -obj-$(CONFIG_ZFTAPE) += zftape/ -obj-$(CONFIG_ZFT_COMPRESSOR) += compressor/ diff --git a/drivers/char/ftape/README.PCI b/drivers/char/ftape/README.PCI deleted file mode 100644 index 18de159d36e..00000000000 --- a/drivers/char/ftape/README.PCI +++ /dev/null @@ -1,81 +0,0 @@ -Some notes for ftape users with PCI motherboards: -================================================= - -The problem: ------------- - -There have been some problem reports from people using PCI-bus based -systems getting overrun errors. -I wasn't able to reproduce these until I ran ftape on a Intel Plato -(Premiere PCI II) motherboard with bios version 1.00.08AX1. -It turned out that if GAT (Guaranteed Access Timing) is enabled (?) -ftape gets a lot of overrun errors. -The problem disappears when disabling GAT in the bios. -Note that Intel removed this setting (permanently disabled) from the -1.00.10AX1 bios ! - -It looks like that if GAT is enabled there are often large periods -(greater than 120 us !??) on the ISA bus that the DMA controller cannot -service the floppy disk controller. -I cannot imagine this being acceptable in a decent PCI implementation. -Maybe this is a `feature' of the chipset. I can only speculate why -Intel choose to remove the option from the latest Bios... - -The lesson of this all is that there may be other motherboard -implementations having the same of similar problems. -If you experience a lot of overrun errors during a backup to tape, -see if there is some setting in the Bios that may influence the -bus timing. - -I judge this a hardware problem and not a limitation of ftape ;-) -My DOS backup software seems to be suffering from the same problems -and even refuses to run at 1 Mbps ! -Ftape will reduce the data-rate from 1 Mbps to 500 Kbps if the number -of overrun errors on a track exceeds a threshold. - - -Possible solutions: -------------------- - -Some of the problems were solved by upgrading the (flash) bios. -Other suggest that it has to do with the FDC being on the PCI -bus, but that is not the case with the Intel Premiere II boards. -[If upgrading the bios doesn't solve the problem you could try -a floppy disk controller on the isa-bus]. - -Here is a list of systems and recommended BIOS settings: - - - Intel Premiere PCI (Revenge): - -Bios version 1.00.09.AF2 is reported to work. - - - - Intel Premiere PCI II (Plato): - -Bios version 1.00.10.AX1 and version 11 beta are ok. -If using version 1.00.08.AX1, GAT must be disabled ! - - - - ASUS PCI/I-SP3G: - -Preferred settings: ISA-GAT-mode : disabled - DMA-linebuffer-mode : standard - ISA-masterbuffer-mode : standard - - - DELL Dimension XPS P90 - -Bios version A2 is reported to be broken, while bios version A5 works. -You can get a flash bios upgrade from http://www.dell.com - - -To see if you're having the GAT problem, try making a backup -under DOS. If it's very slow and often repositions you're -probably having this problem. - - --//-- - LocalWords: ftape PCI bios GAT ISA |