>>> "Kirk" == Kirk McElhearn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

    Kirk> On 29/03/00 4:43, John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] is
    Kirk> reported to have said:

[snip]

    >>> hdc: lost interrupt
    >>> 
    >>> What does this mean, and how can I remedy it?

    Kirk> I have exactly the same problem.  My internal Zip is
    Kirk> recognized fine under Windows, but under Mandrake 7, nothing
    Kirk> works.  My only solution was to unplug the zip.

[snip]

I am troubleshooting this message on one of my machines, and suspect
that it is either a failing hard drive (less likely) or bad cable
(more likely).

Have you (Kirk or John) tried substituting a different cable to the
(ZIP) drive from the motherboard?

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