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Re: debian 2.2 + kernel 2.2.18 + USB



You might also want to check out Iomega.com.  They actually have a small linux
utility that offers *some* of the functions of IomegaTools.  I haven't used it
in awhile, so I don't remember if it was particularly useful, but the download
is just a few KB, so it's worth looking at.

-Rob

On Mon, Dec 18, 2000 at 02:17:46AM +0100, John Travis wrote:
> > Davi and others:
> >
> > I'm interested in the 250 MB ZIP USB that I acquired and use under
> > Windows, but want to access it under Linux. I know about
> > adding USB support to the kernel, but else must I do?
> >
> > Would someone point me to the right place to find how make this
> > device work with Potato. RTFM is ok, if the right manual and
> > where to find the manual are given.
> 
> Nothing really :).  Just load the apropriate modules.  Then mount it 
> with something like
> 
> mount /dev/sda4 -t vfat  /zip
> 
> This is just an example and I don't have any other scsi disks.  You 
> have to select the forth partition (due to mac compatibility in the 
> disks).  If you formatted them ext2 it would obviously be different.  
> Then just add whatever you want to /etc/fstab to simplify matters.  I 
> guess the grand total for the modules I would need would be... uhci, 
> usbcore, usb-storage, fat, vfat.  But then it all depends on how you 
> compiled everything.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> jt
> 
> 
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