Tapetool 1.08.21 June 25, 2004 Tapetool is an IBM standalone tape drive, autoloader, and library firmware update and diagnostic tool. It contains a fully automated firmware update program for use in DOS, Windows, and Linux for both 32 and 64 bit systems. Also included are the latest available device drivers, users and operators guides, hardware maintenance manuals, and errata. Customized error log gathering routines are also bundled. History ------- 1.08.21 - VS160 to quantum_dltvs_8k - Modified 3607-26X to v15 - Modified listing of device names to IBM part numbers - Modified IBM Ultrium 2 to 3AY4 - Add statement for new tool 1.08.20 - Update Autoexec file - Incorporate Adaptec 320 ASPI - Modified 3581 algorythm - Modified to decrease runtime 1.08.19 - Move to improved version numbering system. - Include 64-bit Linux modules - Add interactive device selection during autoupddate. - Add autock, list, listsim commands, and -t, and -s options. - Add " to repaint screen" on Linux. - Fix 4-bus SCSI adapter enumeration. 1.8L - Re-enable NT/W2K/XP/2003 workaround that prevents TAPEDRV8570 error: OS error 1117 on final WriteBuffer (broken beginning in 1.7). - Treat "Check Condition - No Sense" as "Good" status, rather than error. - Recompiled for glibc-2.2.4 (rather than glibc-2.3) 1.8k - Add exabyte_vxa algorithm 1.8j - Reset hp_ultrium final Write Buffer Offset to 0 Increase hp_ultrium transfer segment size from 4K to 32K Change default hp_ultrium UpdatePrepare to "Unload" only. Add ReferencName parameter 1.8i - Add support for IBM firmware in DDS1,DDS2,DDS3 tape drives 1.8h - Add support for ReplaceVersion parameter 1.8g - Reduce ibm_library transfer segment size from 64K to 32K 1.8f - Add ibm_library algorithm 1.8e - Add support for .ini WriteBufferID parameter 1.8d - Change Write Buffer ID from 0 to 1 for hp_ultrium 1.8c - Clear data direction flags for all zero length SCSI CDB transfers 1.8b - Fix failure to update TR7 under Windows NT,2000,XP,2003 - Add Linux DDS1/DDS2 with 256K EEPROM, and TR4, TR5, TR7, update support - Add "tapedrv" script to run Linux architecture specific executables 1.8 - Add Linux support - Convert InquiryStd full string be ASCII pattern - Add ASCII pattern capability to InquiryOEM_CFR - Add DOS/Windows recognition of '-' (as well as '/') for options. 1.7 - Add redirection of firmware to LUN 0 via UpdateFlags = "Z" - Add Vendor specific ASCII Inquiry data recognition via InquiryStdAscii - Add VPD recognition via VpdAscii and VpdHex - Add "tapedrv inquiry" command to dump all tape device Inquiry data. - Update pattern matching and SCSI enumeration - Change pattern escape character from caret (^) to grave accent (`) - Enable CDB logging in 32-bit (not 16-bit) mode - Optimize loading of tapedrv.ini (for floppy performance). 1.6 - 1.5 - Revised menu 1.4 - Updated firmware revisions added menu and support tools 1.3 - Fix by disabling non-zero LUN scan when LUN0 returns error 1.2 - Fix failure to update Seagate STT3401A TR7 in DOS mode 1.1 - Add non-zero LUN support (Use new /z option if LUN0 only is needed); - Add "seagate_tr7" UpdateAlgorithm (for STT3401A) - Add "quantum_dlt_8k" UpdateAlgorithm (for DLT4000) - Add UpdateFlags = "" control 1.0 - Debug version (partial non-zero LUN support) 0.9 - Fix 'tapedrv status -o' broken in v0.8; 5K DOS memory reduction 0.8a - Fix 'tapedrv status -r' broken in v0.8 0.8 - Fix for HP half-high and Win9x 3600 Library w/ 126I firmware 0.7 - Add support for device access via NT port driver 0.6 - Fixes for 3502 and 3600 Libraries and the IBM Ultrium-1 0.5 - Fix "Invalid device request reading drive c" errors during DOS mode program initialization. 0.4 - Reduce maximum DOS mode memory requirement an additional 15K. 0.3 - Reduce maximum DOS mode memory requirement by about 12K. 0.2 - Add DOS mode memory usage logging - Hide cursor after status and prompt line update - Fix command line option character case insensitivity 0.1 - Second pass 0.0 - Initial pass Usage ----- The Tapetool18.iso CDROM image that needs to be extracted via a CDROM building utility such as Nero or EZ CD Creator. Once created the image can be booted or will run automatically in Windows. For usage in Linux 32 or 64-bit follow these steps. 1. Put the cd image in the cdrom drive. 2. At a command prompt type: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom then press enter 3. At the command prompt type: cd mnt/cdrom then press enter 4. At the command prompt type: ./tapedrv autoupdate then press enter Appendix A: Package Specific Installation Instruction This update is packaged as a self extracting shell script. To update your system, just execute the package with the appropriate options. You must be logged on as root, and the package must be run from an ext2/ext3 filesystem. Usage is as follows: packagename.sh [-?] | [-r] | [-s] | [-xd] | [-x dirname] | [-w] -? Shows the command line help -r Install the package and reboot immediately -s Silent/unattented install -xd Extracts contents to floppy disk(s) -x dirname Extracts contents to directory specified -w Save track0 to track01.sav and wipe boot sector (assumes -r) UpdateXpress packages use a portion of track0 of the first logical hard drive to store boot information for the virtual floppy environment. Normally, the only data contained on this track is the master boot record (MBR). Occasionally, updates will fail if there is no room to store the boot information on track0. If the update fails, execute the package with the -s -w options. This will erase track0 of the hard drive while preserving the MBR; install the virtual floppy on the drive, and then reboot the system to perform the update. The data contained in track0 is backed up in a file named track0.sav Please Note: The package update for Linux ONLY supports ext2/ext3 filesystems!