Re: Configuring Zip Drive
> On 06 Jun 1999, Adilson dos Santos Dantas wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > How can I give Zip Drive support in Linux
2.2.9. When I used monkey
> > (kernel 2.0.30), I can load the Zip Drive
module using a script that
> > unload the printer , load Zip and mount it and
another that umount the
> > Zip and restoure the printer. But it's not
easy to use my Zip Drive in a
> > slink with Kernel 2.2.9. At boot time, the ppa
drive say that it cannot
> > detect the device :(
> >
> > I use the following modules:
> >
> > parport_probe
> > parport_pc
> > parport
> > paride
> > scsi_mod
> > sd_mod
> > ppa
> > lp
> >
> > But, ppa drive give the error message when it
loads but lp module
> > connects the printer without any problem. If
anyone knows how to config
> > kernel 2.2.9 (It can be any kernel 2.2.x) for
using Iomega Zip Drive
> > and the pronter at the same port, reply this
message.
> >
>
> I'm doing this without problems but I don't use
any modules. I simply
> complile in all the appropriate items for SCSI +
Zip support (can't recall
> what they are at the moment) and then "make
bzImage". In the 2.2.x series
> of kernels you can use the Zip drive and the
printer transparently; just
> plug the printer into the back of the drive and
away you go. No need to
> load or unload anything.
>
> You do have the drive plugged in when you boot,
don't you?
>
> Anthony
>
The drive is alwyas plugged in when I boot Debian
or Win95 (I have one paralel port (LPT1). I can
access it from monkey and Win95. But I can't acees
the drive from Win95. I'll recomplie the kernel
and try to use the drive without the modules.
Thanks for the help.
Adilson
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