Re: Zip Drive & Printer
On 17 May 1999, Adilson dos Santos Dantas wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have some problems in configuring my zip drive and my printer. I have compiled the
> kernel
> 2.2.9 with Zip Drive support. But, after some tries, I lost the contact with my printer. I
> have a
> script that mounts the Zip Drive perfectly in monkey Linux (with kernel 2.0.30). But, when
> I run
> the same script on a Debian (with kernel 2.2.9), I receive the following message:
>
> rmod: module lp not loaded
> Adding Zip drive module on port 0x378
> /lib/modules/2.2.9/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> can't locate module 0x378
> mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda4 as a block device
> (maybe `insmod driver'?)
>
> And when I was booting Linux, I received the following message from the lp driver:
>
> lp: driver loaded but no devices found
>
> I don't know what's happening with my printer and my Zip Drive. It's runs perfectly in
> Monkey
> Linux and Win95. But I have problems in a Debian. Any help will be welcome.
>
> []'s
>
> Adilson
I don't know why you are getting this message but I don't use any modules
at all and have no problems with printing through my Zip drive (kernel
2.2.8). Try compiling a kernel without modules?
Anthony
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