Re: Can't Mount a Zip Drive
Hi, I have a SCSII zip installed on a hamm system. During boot with no disk in the drive I get the following messages: aha152x: processing commandline: ok aha152x: BIOS test: passed, detected 1 controller(s) aha152x0: vital data: PORTBASE=0x140, IRQ=11, SCSI ID=7, reconnect=enabled, parity=enabled, synchronous=disabled, delay=100, extended translation=disabled aha152x: trying software interrupt, ok. scsi0 : Adaptec 152x SCSI driver; $Revision: 1.18 $ scsi : 1 host. Vendor: IOMEGAModel: ZIP 100 Rev: E.08 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Detected scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0 scsi : detected 1 SCSI disk total. sda : READ CAPACITY failed. sda : status = 0, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 28 sda : extended sense code = 2 sda : block size assumed to be 512 bytes, disk size 1GB. You have not provided any details about your system setup, so it is hard to give you specific directions. It does appear that something is not quite right with your kernel/module setup and the scsi card is not detected. The how-to instuctions provide details on how this should be done. You will need to identify some parameters like irq, i/obase addressing and id for your scsi card. For normal dos/win formatted zip disks, you have to mount /dev/sda4, as this is the default used by iomega. Hope some of this helps and your not just trolling ...
Re: Can't Mount a Zip Drive
Subject: Can't Mount a Zip Drive Date: Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 01:42:00PM -0600 In reply to:Alex Quoting Alex([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > >I can't mount my zip drive. It is a scsi zip drive and I think my >isa-to-scsi host adapter is working. During boot I get these lines >(among others ofcourse): > > > >"scsi : 0 hosts. > >scsi : detected total." > > > >Does this mean my host adapter is working? It means that the kernel didn't find any scsi devices. > >I remember reading somewhere that a scsi zip should be ready to mount >on a default install of debian. But when I use something like this: > > > >"mount -t vfat /dev/sda5 /zip" > This would wouk if the scsi device has a partition 5. check it with (linux) fdisk. ie: fdisk /dev/sda Command (m for help):p > > >or any other sda* listed in /dev I get an error message saying that: > > > >"the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda* as a block device > >(maybe 'insmod driver'?)" > Yep, if the device was compiled as a module, was it? Or depmod -a > > >How do I mount my zip drive? > The mount command above will work once you get the card compiled into the kernel. >-alex Do you have your scsi card selected in the kernel? As a Module or compilied in? cat /proc/devices if compiled in should show it or cat /proc/modules if compiled as a module (of course) HTH -- The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much. ___ Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Can't Mount a Zip Drive
> In a message dated 2/13/99 1:44:40 PM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I can't mount my zip drive. It is a scsi zip drive and I think my isa-to- > > scsi host adapter is working. During boot I get these lines (among others > > ofcourse): > > > > "scsi : 0 hosts. > > scsi : detected total." The isa-to-scsi adapter that comes with the scsi zip drive is an adaptec 152x. You have to pass that to the linux kernel, like LILO: linux aha152x=0x140,12 Assuming your ISA scsi card is at 0x140, irq 12. Note if you have a PS/2 mouse, you need to rejumper the card to use a different irq (like 10). And whether you use 0x140 or 0x340 is also determined by the jumper on the card. Once you have the right parameters, you can add it to /etc/lilo.conf with the line append="aha152x=0x140,12" make sure to run /usr/sbin/lilo after modifying lilo.conf. Steve
Re: Can't Mount a Zip Drive
In a message dated 2/13/99 1:44:40 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I can't mount my zip drive. It is a scsi zip drive and I think my isa-to- > scsi host adapter is working. During boot I get these lines (among others > ofcourse): > > "scsi : 0 hosts. > scsi : detected total." > > I'm guessing here since you didn't mention what Debian release you're running, but when I converted from hamm to slink - I ran into this same issue. Later I found that the problem was I hadn't loaded the scsi modules during installation. In hamm, evidently this was automatically loaded - with slink, it's not. Just a guess. -jay
Can't Mount a Zip Drive
I can't mount my zip drive. It is a scsi zip drive and I think my isa-to-scsi host adapter is working. During boot I get these lines (among others ofcourse): "scsi : 0 hosts. scsi : detected total." Does this mean my host adapter is working? I remember reading somewhere that a scsi zip should be ready to mount on a default install of debian. But when I use something like this: "mount -t vfat /dev/sda5 /zip" or any other sda* listed in /dev I get an error message saying that: "the kernel does not recognize /dev/sda* as a block device (maybe 'insmod driver'?)" How do I mount my zip drive? -alex
