At 11:27 AM 1/16/00 -0500, Jason R. Wilson wrote:
>I have a ZIP100 external parallel port drive and want to use it in
>Linux. I found a program called "jaZip" that enables Linux to recognize
>early versions of the ZIP and JAZ drives. I've downloaded the source
>code for xForms (which is required in order to run this program) and
>I've downloaded the program for jaZip. How do I unzip (in this case
>"untar" or "ungz" or "unZ") in Linux and compile it with the Linux
>kernel?
Unless someone on the list is familiar with the specific programs you ask
about, you won't get a very complete answer based on what you've told us.
Here is what I can tell you.
you ask:
> How do I unzip (in this case
> "untar" or "ungz" or "unZ") in Linux
It depends on which of the four you want to do.
unzip: unzip filename
untar: tar -xvf filename
ungz: gunzip filename
untar + ungz, combined: tar -xvzf filename
unZ: uncompress filename
These instructions assume you have all of these aplications installed. You
are almost sure to have tar, gunzip, and uncompresss, but unzip is less
standard so less certain to be on your Linux host.
You ask:
> How do I ... compile it with the Linux
> kernel?
Which "it"? And what do you mean by "with the Linux kernel"?
If the app in question is standalone, it probably comes with a Makefile. Try
going to its home directory and typing "make all", and see what that does.
Or see if there are specific instructions.
If the app in question is a module, you may need to do a kernel compile or
you may be able to compile it separately. It depends on how the module's
author has set it up -- I've found both kinds around. Again, there should be
very specific instructions for this included with the source.
Since you haven't said what distribution, version, or kernel version you are
running, I'll mention that you need a compiler installed to do any of this.
This might be the gcc compiler or the egcs compiler, depending on (a) the
vintage of your system and (b) whether you are compiling standalone apps or
kernel modules. If you are compiling a module, you will need the kernel
source for your kernel version as well.
I doubt this is enough to get you set up, but I hope it is at least enough
to get you started and up to a point where you can ask more specific questions.
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