mike montgomery wrote:
> I have my zip drive working very well under linux.
> You are trying to get your zip drive to work under the 2.2.x kernel?
> If so here's what you do;
> You need to make an entry in fstab so linux knows where to mount the drive.
> mine reads
> /dev/sda4 /mnt/zip vfat noauto,rw,user,exe 0
> 0
> next create the /mnt/zip directory.
> open a terminal window and type
> mkdir /mnt/zip
>
> next add this to /etc/conf.modules
> alias block-major-8 imm(or ppa)
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> options parport_pc io=0x387,0x278 irq=7,auto
>
> okay some info that I have put together.
> Iomega changed their chip sets a while back. If you have a new zip drive
> with a cable thet says "autodetect" then you have to use the zip plus
> driver , imm . If you have the old zip drive then you should use the ppa
> driver.
>
> for more info about parallel port support read this file on your linux box.
> /usr/src/linux-2.2.5-ac3-mdk/Documentation/parport.txt (change
> 2.2.5-ac3-mdk to match your kernel)
>
> To test your drive plug it in (power and the parallel port) load a zip disk
> and in a terminal window type insmod parport ,
> then insmod imm(or ppa) .
> If it works then add this to /etc/rc.d/rc.local
> /sbin/insmod parport
> /sbin/insmod imm(or ppa)
> this is so the parport and zip drive modules load each time you boot.
>
> You can creat an icon on the desktop to mount your zip drive as well.(saves
> alot of typing)
> You right click on the desktop and choose new file system device.(i'm
> using KDE)
> Then enter ZIP.kdelnk in the window .
> KDE will creat an icon on the desktop. Right click on the icon and choose
> properties. Enter all the data in the windows, ie where to mount the drive
> ,what file system to use etc. You can choose a nice icon too. Now when you
> are all done you can mount the drive by clicking on the icon.
>
> note:
> edit fstab with care ! you can really mess up linux by changing the wrong
> thing.
> ( I use the vfat file system for my zip disks so that windows can read them
> as well as linux)
Mike are you sure you don't need to enter any thing on mtab or any other
file...
I followed the directions you provided and still can't get the zip drive to
work
with mandrake 6.0, it used to be detected at install time in mandrake, 5.2,
5.3
redhat 5.1, 5.2, etc.. But I just haven't been able to use the Zip rive
under M-6.0
All I get is: mount: can't find .dev/sda4 in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
but they're there.... mmmm
BTW I have an old zip.. so it uses -ppa-
it used to be detected at installation...
Sergio Korlowsky
