Re: [mu SETUP] Parallel Port Zip Drive

From: shocktroop (shock@dancris.com)
Date: Thu Mar 16 2000 - 07:11:33 CET


There is HOW TO dedicated to this subject. Check for it at one of the
major distributers sites. Basically, you'll have to load modules, ppa.o, I
think. You'll need a device in /dev/ for hdd4?, not really sure about the
drive designation, type is vfat. Read the howto, it is really very simple.

At 12:59 PM 3/17/00 +0100, you wrote:
>On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 02:53:09AM -0500, James Boyd nicely wrote:
> > Greetings!
> >
> > First time posting on the list.
> >
> > Attempting a cloned install of muLinux (7r12) on a 486DX2 66 laptop -w- 8MB
> > memory and 512MB HD.
> > During the config sequence, I thought I setup SCSI support to allow
> Parallel
> > Port Zip Drive access.
> > The boot sequence still attempts to use an Adaptec SCSI card.
> >
> > Is there a thread in the mail-list I can search for with the solution?
> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed to configure Parallel
> > Port Zip Drive support?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
>
>I used in muLinux only Iomega ZIP with SCSI interface, no parallel port.
>Yours, requires some other modules. I can't help you. Please, consult
>some Linux newsgroup or relevant HOWTO about Zip drive.
>
>Michele
>
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