On Mon, 14 Sep 1998, Bryan Scaringe wrote:
> Someware under the /usr/docs directory, you should find the
> ZIP-HOWTO, or something similar. Be careful, as there
> are 2 Zip Howto's there: one dealing with using a Zip drive,
> and the other is about installing Linux from a Zip drive.
> The latter is called Zip-Install-HOWTO, or something similar.
>
> The Zip-Howto may even be under unmaintained howto's, I can't
> remember. But is is an Excellent source of information, and
> is dead-simple to read. I didn't know anything about how to
> get the drive working under Linux, and with the howto I had
> the drive up and running in about 30 minutes, not including
> the kernel recompile.
>
> Bryan Scaringe
There could be one problem : if your zip drive is a zip-plus
(parallel+SCSI), it needs a different driver that is not included in the
standard kernel. I don't know the url though.
Frank
>
> > Bryan Scaringe wrote:
> > >
> > > When I load the module for my Parallel-Port Zip drive,
> >
> > I'm sorry but I'm not answering yur question.
> > I just want to know where can I find 'easy-to-understand' info about
> > Installing a zip drive in linux redhat 5.1.
> > TIA.
> >
> > --
> > Jos� M. Albores.
> > Buenos Aires.
> > Argentina.
> >
> >
>
