I have ZIP too. I built many kernels before I got ZIP finally working and I
found that you need to build a kernel with specific options. Building a
modular kernel for ZIP support is difficult. The best you can do is build a
kernel with SCSI support, SCSI-disk support and the Iomega PPA driver built
in. It did take me several builds before I discovered I forgot to *also* add
ParallelPort support as built-in. The absence of ParPort-support resulted in
the "not a valid block device" error in my case. Several options for
parallel ports/devices exist. Make sure you pick the right one.) The imm.o
is for the newer ZIP+ (IIRC). You may also need to switch on one or both of
the options that appear when you select the ZIP support. If you need this I
can lookup the information when I get home.
Once built you should find that a 'mount' works. If not and the kernel was
built with the options as discussed above I can only assume some hardware
problem exists. Try to reboot with the disk inserted and see what the kernel
says while interrogating the SCSI/ZIP configuration during the
boot-sequence.
> ----------
> From: Jose Albores[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 24 June 1999 16:06
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Cannot mount Parallel Port Iomega.
>
> I've just compiled (twice...) a kernel version 2.2.9 both with SCSI
> support and SCSI-support and SCSI disk support (once within the kernel
> as it's said under Documentation/README.ppa and one as all modules).
> With none of them I could mount my Iomega parallel port.
> Tried loading and unloading "lp" module (to avoid conflicts I found in
> prior kernel versions).
> I also tried depmod -a, modprobe ppa, rmmod"ing" all possible
> modules... and reloading what I could imagine...
>
> It could usually be mounted (on previous kernels) with:
> # mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/omega
> but now I get the following error message:
>
> ---------- 0 ------------
> [root@dr .../2.2.9/scsi ]# mount -t vfat /dev/sda4 /mnt/omega
>
> SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 524289
> [256 MB] [0.3 GB]
> sda: Write Protect is off
> sda:scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
> unable to read partition table
> mount: /dev/sda4 is not a valid block devic8e
> ---------- 0 ----------------
> Even being loaded pppa.o .
> TIA...
>
> ---
> Jose Albores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Tu "fortune":
>
> To our sweethearts and wives. May they never meet.
> -- 19th century toast
>
