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Re: iomega parallel port zip drive



I have tried it compiled in but i got the same invalid block device error, And the same message in dmesg finding no scsi hosts. And also before anyone asks everything is plugeed in right and there is a disk in there :) I cant imagine what is wrong ...

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 03:07:45 -0700
"ben" <benfoley@rcn.com> wrote:

> On Saturday 08 June 2002 02:49 am, robert jorgenson wrote:
> > i get ...
> >
> > ppa: Version 2.07 (for Linux 2.4.x)
> > ppa: parport reports no devices.
> >
> > when i try and mobprobe ppa i get the following ...
> >
> > chimera:/usr/local# modprobe ppa
> > /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: No such device
> > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
> > invalid IO or IRQ parameters /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/scsi/ppa.o:
> > insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/scsi/ppa.o failed
> > /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/scsi/ppa.o: insmod ppa failed
> > chimera:/usr/local#
> >
> > Im assuming this is something i did wrong because ppa works perfectly with
> > a "stock" kernel image from debian. Any ideas?
> >
> 
> how about recompiling the kernel so that ppa is configured into it, rather 
> than run as a module? it has always worked for me and, personally, i think 
> dealing with modules to configure a device that i make regular use of is an 
> unecessary pain that i'd rather avoid.
> 
> ben
> 
> 
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