Re: Jazip config problem
Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca> writes:
> Giulio Morgan wrote:
>
> > I installed jazip yesterday (from "testing"), and I have not been able to
> > configure the tool successfully, or to mount my internal zip drive. From the
> > start up messages, it appears that the Zip drive is seen:
> >
> > Jan 4 16:47:23 pieno kernel: hdc: IOMEGA ZIP 100 ATAPI Floppy, ATAPI FLOPPY
>
> Jazip does its magic using low-level SCSI commands. As such, the
> ATAPI version of the Zip is supported in Jazip through SCSI
> emulation in the kernel.
>
> You can use your Zip _now_ without Jazip's helpful interface
> (using mount, etc). If you wish to use Jazip, recompile your
> kernel enabling SCSI emulation. If you do this, your ATAPI Zip
> drive will be detected at bootup as a SCSI disk (e.g. /dev/sda)
> instead of /dev/hdc.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Your friendly Debian Jazip maintainer,
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> Peter Galbraith, research scientist <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
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>
Thanks, I am going to try my first kernel recompile soon for various other
devices, so I'll include SCSI emulation and keep my fingers crossed -
--
Giulio Morgan
mickle@panix.com
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