Jon wrote:
> Idris S Hamid wrote:
>
> > I am having trouble getting the zip drive recognized in
> > Mandrake 7.0. Here is what I get:
> >
> > # modprobe ppa
> > /lib/modules/2.2.14-15mdksecure/scsi/ppa.o: init_module: Device or
> > resource busyparport: Device or resource busy
> >
> > modprobe imm gives the same message (though I have a 100M drive so
> > modpobe ppa should be correct).
> >
> > I added the following line to /etc/fstab:
> > /dev/hdd /mnt/zipdisk vfat user,noauto,rw 0 0
> >
> > Please advise, thanks a lot!
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Idris
>
> Do you have an IDE zip or a parallel port drive?
>
> ppa stands for parallel port adapter
>
> Yet you have your fstab set for an IDE zip drive...
Since I have the same problem trying to get Mandrake 7.0 to recognize my
PARALLEL Zip drive, my question is: So what? Everything I've seen so
have has been targeted toward those with IDE Zip drives. And yes, I have
tried the suggestions anyway, yet I receive the same message as above.
Trying /dev/sdx4, or whatever variant, doesn't work because M7.0
doesn't recognize the parallel port as a SCSI device, and /dev/hdx4
doesn't
work because it's neither an IDE device, or hard drive. And to add to my
original question (So what?) I ask: So what *is* the answer? Or is there
one?
Mani
